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- This mill complex was built by the Leslie family, the local landlords and proprietors of Pettigoe and surrounding areas from the mid-seventeenth to the mid-twentieth century.
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Pettigo Mill was built by the Leslie family who owned the Pettigo estate. The Leslie family were originally from Monaghan town. Pettigo Mill was first on the map of Pettigo dated 1767, but probably is much older.
This building was originally built as an office or possible a mill manager’s house associated with the adjacent former mill complex (see 40850001) to the north and east, and is an integral element of the built heritage and social history of the local area.
Apr 21, 2016 · Pettigo Mill was also built by the Leslie family. Powered by the Termon river, it first appeared on the map of Pettigo dated 1767, but probably is much older. After the arrival of the railway in Pettigo, which opened in 1860, Pettigo Mill was a saw mill as well as a grain mill.
Pettigo Mill was built by the Leslie family who owned the Pettigo Estate. The Leslie family were originally from Monaghan town. Pettigo Mill was first on the map of Pettigo dated 1767, but probably is much older.
The existing mill building complex at Pettigo, Donegal, dating from around 1850, was in use until approximately 1960, and has since fallen into significant disrepair.
He then began to look at some of the sources that he uses in his work. The most valuable one is the Ordnance Survey maps from 1830s onwards, which can be used to compare the sites at different periods in their history. This was illustrated by the examples of Pettigo Mill and Glenarm mineral railway.
The Leslie family from Monaghan controlled Pettigo estate, and ran Pettigo Mill, on the Termon River until the 20th Century.
