Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Windmill
Knockcorrandoo, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockcorrandoo
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tower (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.38316, -8.66693
- SMR number
- GA071-055----
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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
Situated in a forested area on top of a steep hillock; the Killaclogher River flows to NW. Circular three-storey windmill (D 3.35m, H 5.2m) in fair condition. Opposing doorways survive at N and S, the latter is partially blocked. A rectangular window is visible on 1st floor above S doorway.
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
- House - 18th/19th centuryunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.