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Windmill at Down is a post-medieval structure located in County Down, Northern Ireland, situated on bedrock of the Gala Group wacke formation dating to the Telychian period. The monument stands at grid reference J410 5946 and is recorded on the Historic Environment Division's register as monument reference 6800.
The windmill represents a later addition to Down's industrial heritage, built upon geological foundations of hard sedimentary rock typical of the Ordovician deposits that underlie much of County Down. Wacke bedrock provides stable ground for substantial structures, making such locations practical choices for mills requiring firm foundations and resistance to ground movement.
As a protected monument, the windmill at Down contributes to the archaeological record of rural industrial development in Northern Ireland. The site is safeguarded by Historic Environment Division designation, ensuring its preservation for future understanding of local milling practices and the broader landscape history of the county.
Windmill (ihr 2922 is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6800. View the official record →
Windmill at Down is a post-medieval structure located in County Down, Northern Ireland, situated on bedrock of the Gala Group wacke formation dating to the Telychian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6800.
Windmill (ihr 2922 dates from the modern period, and is classified as a windmill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Windmill (ihr 2922 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 6800.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Killygony old graveyard. graveyard (possibly killeen) with court tomb & cists (6.1 km), Platform rath with counterscarp bank (6.3 km), Listooder. counterscarp rath (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Windmill (ihr 2922's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Windmill (ihr 2922 stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.