Scheduled MonumentsNorthern IrelandArdsPortaferry windmill. windmill stump
C19TH · WINDMILL

Portaferry windmill. windmill stump

Ards, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 7674
Period
C19TH
Site type
WINDMILL
Nation
Northern Ireland
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Portaferry windmill is a nineteenth-century windmill stump located in Ards, County Down, Northern Ireland. The surviving structure represents the remains of a post mill, a common form of wind-powered milling machinery employed throughout the nineteenth century for grinding grain and other industrial purposes. The monument is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under the designation HED NI NISMR MonID 7674. Its survival as a fragmentary remain provides evidence of the agricultural and industrial heritage of the Ards peninsula during the Victorian period.

Portaferry windmill. windmill stump is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7674. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Portaferry windmill. windmill stump?

Portaferry windmill is a nineteenth-century windmill stump located in Ards, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7674.

What period does Portaferry windmill. windmill stump date from?

Portaferry windmill. windmill stump dates from the c19th period, and is classified as a windmill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Portaferry windmill. windmill stump?

Portaferry windmill. windmill stump 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 7674.

What other scheduled monuments are near Portaferry windmill. windmill stump?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (2.3 km), Tara fort. bivallate rath (3.4 km), Navigation pillar (3.8 km).

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