Moulin à eau de Kermarc'h

English translation

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History

The mill of Kermac'h is situated in an isolated location, between two arms of water each feeding a wheel. The miller's dwelling is on the east bank of the watercourse (the Sulon). Likely dating from the middle of the 17th century, this mill is built in coursed granite rubble stone with tight joints. Small in size, well proportioned, under a roof of slate with graduated slates and exposed gables with ashlar stones, in place of the original thatch, it is accessible on the level by a low round arch door. The set of millstones (two pairs) rests on a raised masonry base. A winch with capstan, above the runner stone, permitted its dressing. The casing, or archures, is in wood decorated with moulded panels and carved in bas-relief with a cross, palms, the sun and the moon, a star and a triangle. This decoration typically Lower Breton, recalling the art of the box bed, with religious and astral theme, dated 1807, justified the overall protection of this mill, perfectly representative of Breton milling, which lacks only the vertical wheel that turned along the gutter wall. In the roof space is found a small room with fireplace. This mill has been stopped since 1979.