What is recorded here
Freestanding single-bay two-stage cylindrical windmill tower, extant 1656, on a circular plan originally single-bay three-stage[?]. In use, 1840. In ruins, 1903. Roof now missing. Coursed rubble stone walls with traces of lime rendered or roughcast surface finish. Square-headed opposing door openings with cut-granite step thresholds, and rough hewn rubble stone lintels with no fittings surviving. Square-headed "arrow loop" openings (upper stage) with rough hewn rubble stone lintels. Interior in ruins. Set back from line of road in landscaped grounds.
The shell of a windmill tower representing an integral component of the industrial heritage of south County Wexford [SMR WX048-082----].
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15704841
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- User Ali-oops on en.wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · GFDL
- Ojsyork, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
- DeFacto, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Andrewmc, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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