Location : Hay's Mill (Old Places)
= Property demolished or site redeveloped
Notes: Demolished
Commentary
Located on the Motray Water with a long mill lade. On St Fort land. Subject to legal dispute with Cruivie Estate in the 1790s after the mill lade (which ran through Cruivie ground) was compromised in 1792 and the water supply to the mill was much reduced. The water was completely cut off in late 1796. The legal case dragged on for years. [Petition of Robert Stewart 1798, Eighteenth Century Collections Online, National Library of Scotland]
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.403894,-2.935074
View location on the 1855 6-inch map, the 1895 25-inch map, the 1914 25-inch map, the 1966-73 25-inch map, or a 1944-50 aerial photograph at the National Library of Scotland website.
Other Names / Spellings
| Hay's Mill | ||
| Hays Mill | ||
| Hays Milne | ||
| Haysmiln | ||
| Heisemiln |
Early taxation records (either at this exact location or an earlier one)
| Date | Taxpayer | Taxable items | Duty paid | Tax | Source ref | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 1798 | John Greig, Hays Mill | Duties on houses | 2s. 6d. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | John Greig, Hays Mill | Duty on 1 horse (for riding or drawing 2- or 4-wheel carriages) | £1 4s. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | John Greig, Hays Mill | Duty on 4 horses used in husbandry or trade, or mules | £1 4s. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | John Greig, Hays Mill | Total | £2 10s. 6d. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | John Greig, Hays Mill | 4 horses, 4 liable for duty | 9s. 0d. + 1s. 9.6d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/9/31 | |
| 8 Oct 1797 | John Greig Hays Miln | 1 horse | 10s. + 1s. + 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/29/123 | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | John Greig, Hays miln | 4 horses, 4 liable for duty at 2 shillings each | 8s. 0d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/2/303 | |
| 4 Aug 1794 | John Greig Haysmill | 1 horse | 10s. + 1s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/26/123 |
Sightings:
| Year | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1794 | taxation records 1794 - 1798 | Taxation records |
| 1723 | in Forgan Baptisms 1723 - 1794 | OPR Baptisms, Forgan parish |
| 1654 | shown on map | National Library of Scotland, Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, East Part of Fife |
Early Sasines:
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