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Windmill, Armagh is a nineteenth-century windmill situated on sandstone bedrock of the Enler Group, which was laid down during the Early Permian period. The monument stands at grid reference H8701745115 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, and is protected by the Historic Environment Division as a scheduled ancient monument under reference number 5437. The geological foundation of Permian sandstone and subordinate breccia provided a stable base for the structure's construction during an era when windmills remained important features of the local landscape for grain processing and other milling operations.
The windmill represents the industrial heritage of nineteenth-century Armagh, a period when such structures served essential roles in rural and semi-rural economies across Ulster. Its survival reflects the durability of Victorian-era industrial construction and the value placed on preserving examples of the region's working past. As a protected monument, the windmill contributes to the understanding of nineteenth-century settlement patterns and economic activity in County Armagh, demonstrating the technical knowledge and resource investment required to harness wind power in this location.
Windmill (ihr site - c.f. ihr 0695 for details is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5437. View the official record →
Windmill, Armagh is a nineteenth-century windmill situated on sandstone bedrock of the Enler Group, which was laid down during the Early Permian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5437.
Windmill (ihr site - c.f. ihr 0695 for details dates from the c19th period, and is classified as a windmill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Windmill (ihr site - c.f. ihr 0695 for details 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 5437.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Large, oval bivallate enclosure (3.8 km), Rath (3.9 km), The danes cast, the danes cast (north). linear earthwork (4.2 km).
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Windmill (ihr site - c.f. ihr 0695 for details stands on Enler Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is sandstone and subordinate breccia.