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Windmill stump is a ruined windmill situated at Down in Northern Ireland, protected as a monument of historical importance by the Historic Environment Division under reference 16332. The structure stands on bedrock of the Hawick Group, a formation of wacke laid down during the Wenlock period of the Silurian era, which provides a firm foundation typical of upland terrain across this region.
The windmill represents a significant phase in the agricultural and industrial development of rural Ulster. Such structures were essential infrastructure for processing grain and supporting the local farming economy throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The survival of this stump, though reduced to its lower courses, indicates the substantial masonry construction required to support the rotating superstructure and mechanical workings.
The monument's exposed location at Down, situated on Silurian bedrock, would have offered exposure to the prevailing winds necessary for efficient milling operations. Though now fragmentary, the stump remains an important physical record of the technological and economic life of the countryside in its period, and continues to form a distinctive element within the local landscape.
Windmill stump - ihr 03465 is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 16332. View the official record →
Windmill stump is a ruined windmill situated at Down in Northern Ireland, protected as a monument of historical importance by the Historic Environment Division under reference 16332.
Windmill stump - ihr 03465 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 16332.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St. mary's. church with cross slab, carved virgin & child, font & 2 bullauns (0.9 km), Souterrain (1.7 km), Newark & horn castle, adrglass castle. tower-house, merchants stores & c18th castle (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Windmill stump - ihr 03465's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Windmill stump - ihr 03465 stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.