Overview
mill (wind) — Kinvarra is recorded as mill (wind) in Galway. Freestanding circular-plan two-stage windmill, built c.1790. Rubble limestone walls with traces of render.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Freestanding circular-plan two-stage windmill, built c.1790.
People and work
The saved account records: Rubble limestone walls with traces of render.
How it changed
The saved account records: Square-headed opposed door openings having rubble limestone voussoirs, and square-headed narrow window openings to upper levels.
What survives
The official record fixes the place and calls it mill (wind). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
mill (wind) — Kinvarra matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: Although the internal fittings and roof of this former windmill are gone, its walls are in good condition. This mill is one of several wind and tidal mills in south-west Galway. Already ruinous by the first Ordnance Survey in 1839, it is nonetheless a notable eye-catcher in the landscape. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
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