Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Windmill
Townparks (5th Division - Tuam), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Townparks (5th Division - Tuam)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Old Windmill
- Latest-edition OS map
- Windmill (in Rns.)
- Coordinates
- 53.52002, -8.83850
- SMR number
- GA029-191----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a ridge overlooking a stream, in NE suburbs of Tuam town (GA029-199----). Well-preserved shell of a circular three-storey windmill (D 3.7m) with opposing doorways at ENE and WSW. The 1st and 2nd floors are lit by four single-light rectangular windows at each of the cardinal points. According to local information, this windmill and a similar example (GA029-069----), which lies c. 870m to E, were constructed by Dr Hort, Bishop of Tuam between 1742-52.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Memorial stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.