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| BU Number | BU0059 |
|---|---|
| Intensive Survey Zone | Atsas |
| Village | Katydhata |
| Related BUs | BU0002 BU0003 BU0004 BU0053 BU0044 |
| Easting | 491426.00 |
| Northing | 3882699.00 |
| Elevation | 217 |
| Source | 1:5,000 |
| Sheet Map Cadastral | XXVIII-29 |
| Plot Cadastral | 66.00 |
| BU Summary | Water mill, Katydhata. Basalt and lime construction, with tile and sandstone chinking. Millrace collapsed, partially ruined penstock chute. |
| Location | Moussides (Ayii Saranta stream), ca. 50 m down from Skouriotissa mine mill |
| Vegetation | mespilia, sklinitzia reeds in river bed, wild mint 1.60m high, barley |
| Access | no track visible |
| Associated Land | barley south, river, north. |
| Pottery | Some |
| Tile | Some |
| Length (m) | 10.00 |
| Width (m) | 1.57 |
| Height (m) | 2.30 |
| Levels | Multiple |
| Habitable | No |
| Occupied | No |
| Stability | V |
| Foundation | irregular coursed basalt |
| Walls | irregular coursed basalt |
| Exterior Plaster | lime |
| Building Type | Water mill |
| Structure Type | watermill, stone and lime construction |
| Current Use | abandoned |
| Past Use | wheat grinding mill |
| Structure Name | Mylos tou Ahmend Agha |
| Special Features | quern on NW side of water race, 8m from penstock. Niche on N face of penstock, irregular half-sphere. Incised basalt stone on front face of penstock, NE corner. Fragment modern of clay bowl with painting of a wing. |
| Description | Stone and lime construction. Mill race: side walls have crumbled, leaving canal floor as highest level of the construction, 0.80 m above penstock height. Walls of irregular coursed basalt, chinking of tile (some) & mostly white sandstone. Also 1.57 wide as penstock. Penstock: upper chute decayed, but could have been hopper type. Lowest penstock yet encountered 1.57 X 2.3 high. Outflow buried in earth. Mill house about 10m. further NW, only SW corner of river boulder courses visible as well as scant outline of west wall. CAS found two stone wells about 150m further into green line (TAESP 2002). |
| Ownership | Turkish Cypriot |
| Owner | Ahmed Agha |
| Period 1100 | No |
| Period 1601 | No |
| Period 1701 | No |
| Period 1801 | Yes |
| Period 1851 | Yes |
| Period 1901 | No |
| Period 1951 | No |
| Oral Information | Name from Mr. Styllis Evrikhou mill owner. According to Mr. Styllis, mill owner of Evrichou, this is one of the seven mills of Ahmed Agha. |
| Recorded By | SEZ |
| Entered By | SEZ |
| Entered Date | 29/7/2001 00:00:00 |