Llanrhian Mill

Image: © Deborah Tilley Taken: 30 Apr 2016

Location Situated on southern side of road from Llanrhian to Trefin some 120m E of Llanrhian Church. History Dated 1827, possibly rebuilding of earlier structure. A mill at Llanrhian is mentioned in 1557; J Griffiths is recorded as miller 1875, followed by D Davies c1890 and T Jenkins 1926. Disused from c1950. Interior Interior has complete original machinery. Exterior Water-powered corn-mill of coursed rubble stone with grouted slate, half-hipped roof. Two storeys with later attached outbuilding running W from right side of W front. Centre and left of front with two ground floor camber-arched openings with stone arches, that to left with boarded double doors, that to centre part-infilled with added window. Two small 4-pane lights above and plaque IW 1827 between. Outbuilding has brick corner and brick sides to two stable doors on N front. Corrugated iron roof. N end has earth and stone ramps up to loft door. Rear wall has 6-pane upper window to right and low boarded opening to group floor left. South end has large timber and iron overshot waterwheel in rubble wheel-pit with high rubble feeder on bank behind. Loft window over wheel. Reason for Listing A good surviving rural water-mill, believed to be one of the last in Pembrokeshire to retain its machinery. References Welsh Mills Group Newsletter, January 1985; Survey drawings 1971 by Gerallt D Nash. This text is a legacy record and has not been updated since the building was originally listed. Details of the building may have changed in the intervening time. You should not rely on this listing as an accurate description of the building. Notes: Situated on southern side of road from Llanrhian to Trefin some 120m E of Llanrhian Church. Source: Cadw Listed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence.

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