Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Windmill
Headford, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Headford
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Windmill Stump
- Coordinates
- 53.47445, -9.10607
- SMR number
- GA042-146----
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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 knoll is gently undulating grassland. A circular three-storey windmill (D c. 3.7m, H 7.9m), in dangerous structural condition, with a slight base-batter. It has totally collapsed from W to N. The doorway is at S with rectangular windows above it on 1st and 2nd floors. Traces of windows also survive on the upper floors at NE.
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
- Forgeunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.