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Loch Coille-Bharr mill and lade is a water-powered milling complex located in Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland. The lade, an artificial water channel constructed to direct water from the loch to the mill, represents a characteristic feature of Scottish industrial archaeology from the medieval and early modern periods. The site demonstrates the practical engineering solutions employed in rural grain milling, essential to subsistence and commercial economies in the Hebridean region. The mill and its associated infrastructure reflect the sustained importance of water-powered milling in this part of Argyll from the medieval period onwards through the early modern era.
Loch Coille-Bharr, mill and lade, Knapdale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10335. View the official record →
Loch Coille-Bharr mill and lade is a water-powered milling complex located in Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10335.
Loch Coille-Bharr, mill and lade, Knapdale is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM10335.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loch Coille-Bharr, crannog, Knapdale (0.3 km), Kilmory Oib Township, cross slab and holy well, W of Loch Coille-Bharr (0.5 km), Loch Coille-Bharr, enclosure 220m NW of, Knapdale (1 km).
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