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Carey Mill (in the Parish of Culfeightrin,
Barony of Carey) is situated approximately one mile east
of Ballycastle, on a side road off the main A2, Ballycastle
to Cushendall Road. The main cluster of buildings is located
in a valley close to a bridge over the River Carey from
which the clachan takes its name. The mill in the name
derived its primary power from this river. In the 1830s
there was still a corn mill here (Ordnance Survey
Memoirs)
and in the past Carey Mill was referred to at various
times as "Mill of Carey", "the accustomed",
and, on occasion, lessees were required by the landlords
to have their corn and grain ground at the "Accustomed
Mill of Carey".
As you can see from the photographs below, the clachan
does not appear to be in the decayed state of other clachans,
older buildings have been refurbished, and a number of
new houses and bungalows have been built here recently. Click on the pictures to see
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