Sites and Monument Record: Dunipace Mill (SMR 1033)

Description
Located just to the west of Dunipace Bridge. The mill buildings are still partly in use for storage. These are brick built and belong to the latest use of the mill.
The lade was cut through by the construction of the M80 motorway, but can still be traced west of this running close to and parallel with the river.

Object detail

Site type
Site
mill; water
Site history notes
In 1742 Sir Archibald Primrose set two mills in tack and Robert Mckell had the tack of the two corn mills of Dunipace for a 38 year lease some time prior to 1745. In 1750 the tacksman of Dunipace Mill was allowed a deduction on his rent because the multures were down by £7. The reason for this was said to be the introduction of potatoes. Consequently the west mill was converted from a corn mill to a lint mill. Both mills are shown on General Roy's map of c1755. In 1754 the estate was acquired by James Spottiswood who, McKell alleged, contracted to allow him to build another mill alongside the new mill. Certainly, in 1758 Spottiswood granted him the privilege of the "water course or dam lead" for a term of 30 years. Both are mentioned in a dispute of 1762, the East Mill also being known as the Old Mill and the West Mill for lint as the New Mill. One witness thought that the west mill had been built in 1743 and another thought it to have been 1739. William Neilson was the mason for this work, with his apprentice James Naismith. Thomas Burn was employed as the mill wright.
Carron Company bought the corn mill, that is the east mill, in 1793. In 1811 it is described as "the Corn Mill of Dunipace with the Barley Mill and Snuff Mill thereat".
The 1st ed OS shows the west mill as a corn mill, but the east mill has gone. However the latter's lade had been altered to drive the grinding mill further downstream.
Site grid ref
NS 8335 8170

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