What is recorded here
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.
The shell of a windmill tower representing an integral component of the industrial heritage of south County Wexford [SMR WX053-055----].
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15705323
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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