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BU Number | BU0003 |
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Village | Linou |
Related BUs | BU0002 BU0004 BU0044 BU0059 BU0105 |
Locality | Dhendropalloura |
Easting | 490593.00 |
Northing | 3881901.00 |
Elevation | 276 |
Source | GPS |
Sheet Map Cadastral | XXVIII-29-W2 |
Plot Cadastral | 47.00 |
Sheet Map 1:5000 | 28-XIII |
BU Summary | Water mill, associated with BU002. Construction is stone, with rubble & mortar, and some lime and mud. Pink lime plaster covers penstock. Putlog holes throughout masonry of penstock and leat, possibly for scaffolding. |
Location | In olive groves |
Vegetation | Hawthorn, olives, poplar & reeds in creek |
Access | On a driveable road - not far from Linou-Katydata road |
Associated Land | Olive groves |
Pottery | Some |
Tile | None |
Chipped Stone | None |
Ground Stone | None |
Slag | None |
Length (m) | 90.00 |
Width (m) | 3.00 |
Height (m) | 110.00 |
Levels | Multiple |
Habitable | No |
Occupied | No |
Stability | IV |
Foundation | Masonry on bedrock |
Walls | Roughly coursed masonry |
Interior Plaster | White |
Exterior Plaster | Pink overlaid with thin white lime. |
Openings | Penetrations for beams |
Building Type | Water mill |
Current Use | None |
Past Use | Mill, other |
Structure Name | Mylos tou Ahmed Agha |
Special Features | Evidence of attached buildings on both sides of mill race. Pottery sample taken from water tower. Sample of pink lime plaster taken from south penstock side base wall - see plan |
Moderations/Alterations | Signs that water tower heightened at one time. Associated buildings demolished. Trace of springer arch on east elevation of penstock. |
Description | Ruins of substantial water mill and associated elevated mill race. Mill race 3 m wide; external skins of roughly coursed stone in-filled with rubble, mortar, mud and some lime. Pink plaster on water tower, white plaster associated with demolished rooms and mill race interior channels. Race from 1-10 m in height - Water tower approx 10 m high. Wall or race penetrated by network of square holes for timber scaffolding - also wall stubs, niches, groins, arch base. Sketch in field book of SEZ, Sketch & report by SEZ. See also BU 002. Tail of leat is on XXVIII.37.W1. Water led to this mill from 'Deimma Asprallou-Linopsa (BU0105) from the Karkotis river. |
Ownership | Turkish Cypriot |
Owner | Ahmed Agha |
Period 1100 | No |
Period 1601 | No |
Period 1701 | Yes |
Period 1801 | Yes |
Period 1851 | Yes |
Period 1901 | No |
Period 1951 | No |
Oral Information | According to Mr. Styllis, mill owner of Evrichou, this is one of the seven mills of Ahmed Agha. |
Recorded By | TJI |
Recorded Date | 5/7/2000 00:00:00 |
Entered By | LHS |
Entered Date | 29/7/2001 00:00:00 |