Survey Data
Reg No
15705323
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Archaeological, Architectural
Original Use
Mill (wind)
Date
1600 - 1840
Coordinates
312494, 105604
Date Recorded
20/09/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding singe-bay three-stage cylindrical windmill tower, extant 1840, on a circular plan. Disused, 1911. Now in ruins. Roof now missing. Part creeper- or ivy-covered coursed rubble "Old Red Sandstone" battered walls retaining sections of lime rendered or roughcast surface finish. Square-headed opposing door openings with rough hewn granite thresholds, and rough hewn lintels with no fittings surviving. Square-headed window openings (upper stages) with rough hewn rubble stone flush sills, and rough hewn lintels with no fittings surviving. Interior in ruins. Set in landscaped grounds.
Appraisal
The shell of a windmill tower representing an integral component of the industrial heritage of south County Wexford [SMR WX053-055----].