Survey Data
Reg No
30331001
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Technical
Original Use
Mill (wind)
Date
1745 - 1755
Coordinates
144420, 252534
Date Recorded
25/11/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding three-stage windmill, built c.1750. Roofless. Lime-rendered coursed rubble limestone walls with entrances diametrically opposite each other. Slit openings to upper stages. Windmill sited on mound of loose stones. No timberwork or machinery survives.
Appraisal
This windmill is one of the few in County Galway and is typical of windmill stumps in Ireland. Its cylindrical form suggests an earlier date than other types and it was apparently built by Dr Hort, bishop of Tuam between 1742-52.