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Described in 1980 as 'A circular stone tower built of rubble limestone 5.5m in diam. & approx. 7m high with walls 1m thick. There are wide doorways opposite each other in the NE & SW sides. There are the lines of two upper floors visible inside the tower, the wall is set slightly back to form a narrow ledge to support the floor. Part of the upper wall in the 2nd floor level has been broken away on the NE side. Probably the remains of a 17th C. or 18th C. windmill. Sited on a low rise with wide views in all directions' (SMR file 29/10/1980).
Described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as a, 'Freestanding former windmill on circular plan, built c.1800. Now ruinous and out of use. Constructed of coursed rubble limestone. Square-headed openings to north face. Located in prominent position in the landscape close to summit of low, gently sloping hill' (www.buildingsofireland.ie).
Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 23 July 2015
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