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Windmill stump is a restored stone tower standing on North Down, Northern Ireland. The structure dates from the post-medieval period when windmills of this type were built across the British Isles to harness wind power for grinding grain and other industrial purposes. The tower is constructed from local stone quarried from the bedrock geology of the Holywood Group, a Carboniferous formation comprising sandstone and conglomerate with subordinate argillaceous rocks that underlie this part of the landscape.
The windmill's circular or polygonal plan is typical of the era, designed to distribute wind pressure evenly against its walls. Only the stone stump now remains, the rotating cap and sails long since removed or lost. This remnant preserves evidence of the technological and economic life of the region during its period of operation. The site occupies a naturally elevated position characteristic of windmill placement, allowing greater exposure to prevailing winds across the surrounding terrain.
The monument is protected as a scheduled historic monument under the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland (reference 16469), recognising its significance as a tangible survival of post-medieval industrial heritage on the island. Such structures are relatively scarce in their complete form, making this stump an important record of regional agricultural and technological history.
Windmill stump - ihr 02511 'the martello tower' is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 16469. View the official record →
Windmill stump is a restored stone tower standing on North Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 16469.
Windmill stump - ihr 02511 'the martello tower' 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 16469.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dundonald motte. motte & possible souterrain (5.6 km), Hengiform enclosure (6 km), Ring barrow (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Windmill stump - ihr 02511 'the martello tower''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 stump - ihr 02511 'the martello tower' stands on Holywood Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, conglomerate and [subordinate] argillaceous rocks.