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Windmill in Ballough

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What is recorded here

Foundations of a windmill marked on the 1837 OS 6-inch map. The base of this windmill is evident as a slightly raised area (Diam. 18.50m) enclosed by a ditch (Wth 8m, D 0.40m). According to the owner the ditch had been deeper prior to levelling c. 1985. Post-1700 AD in date.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU008-007

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Photo credits
  • Dr Charles Nelson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Lusk Junior National School (photographer not named), www.luskjns.ie
  • FrankFlanagan, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Jonjobaker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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