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Cookstown Windmill is an eighteenth-century windmill located in Cookstown, County Tyrone. The monument stands protected under Historic Environment Division reference 14859, reflecting its significance as an industrial heritage structure from the early modern period of Ulster's economic development.
The windmill was constructed on ground underlain by the Lough Neagh Clays Group, sedimentary deposits of Oligocene age comprising clay and lignite. This geological foundation, whilst not ideal for heavy structural loading, was typical of the terrain across the Lough Neagh lowlands where such mills were commonly sited near water sources and soft ground suitable for mill ponds.
The windmill represents the period when wind power was essential to grain milling and other industrial processes across Ireland. Built during a time of agricultural expansion and commercial development, the structure reflects both the technical capabilities and economic needs of eighteenth-century Cookstown. Such mills were focal points of rural industry, serving surrounding farming communities and contributing to the processing infrastructure that supported the region's agricultural economy.
C18th windmill - ihr 04690 is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14859. View the official record →
Cookstown Windmill is an eighteenth-century windmill located in Cookstown, County Tyrone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14859.
C18th windmill - ihr 04690 dates from the c18th period, and is classified as a windmill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
C18th windmill - ihr 04690 is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 14859.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Souterrain (2.7 km), Honeymug stone. standing stone (3.4 km), Cloghtogle. portal tomb (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of C18th windmill - ihr 04690's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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C18th windmill - ihr 04690 stands on Lough Neagh Clays Group, bedrock that formed in the Oligocene. The rock here is clay and lignite.