Millhouse, Argyll
Millhouse is a village in the parish of Kilfinan. Located on the B8000 inland from Kames in the east and Portavadie in the west, on the Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
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 Millhouse, Argyll, Scotland | |
  Millhouse Location within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NR 956704 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Tighnabruaich |
| Postcode district | PA21 |
| Dialling code | 01700 |
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History
Millhouse was the location of a 19th-century Powdermill (1839 until 1921). The gunpowder was taken to nearby Kames, where the powdermill owners built a pier/quay for the loading of boats and the onward transport of their product.[1][2][3]
References
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/76430/millhouse-kames-gunpowder-works
- "The Millhouse Gunpowder Mill". www.kylesofbute.com.
- "Millhouse Gunpowder Works | Cowal | Argyll". www.wildaboutargyll.co.uk.
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