▁ ▁K ep ier ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁medieval ▁corn ▁mill ▁which ▁continued ▁in ▁use ▁until ▁its ▁destruction ▁by ▁fire ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁spark ▁from ▁the ▁gr inding ▁of ▁the ▁stone ▁mill w he els . ▁ ▁The ▁mill ▁was ▁never ▁re built ; ▁only ▁a ▁stone ▁arch ▁over ▁the ▁rem nant ▁of ▁the ▁mill ▁race ▁remains . ▁ ▁K ep ier ▁may ▁also ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁Roman ▁crossing ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁W ear ▁carrying ▁a ▁post ulated ▁Roman ▁road , ▁C ade ' s ▁Road , ▁which ▁led ▁north ▁to ▁P ons ▁A el ius . ▁ ▁The ▁K ep ier ▁estate ▁previously ▁extended ▁over ▁much ▁of ▁G iles gate , ▁G iles gate ▁Mo or ▁and ▁Car r ville . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁plans ▁for ▁K ep ier ▁power ▁station ▁were ▁draft ed , ▁but ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁never ▁undert aken . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Me ade , ▁Dor othy ▁M . ▁K ep ier ▁Hospital . ▁Turn stone ▁Vent ures , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁W att s , ▁Victor . ▁A ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁County ▁Dur ham ▁Place - Names . ▁English ▁Place - Name ▁Society , ▁Not ting ham , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁North ▁East ▁History ▁P ages ▁on ▁K ep ier ▁and ▁G iles gate ▁Northern ▁E cho ▁Dur ham ▁Mem ories ▁article ▁including ▁K ep