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Windmill

Cuilrevagh, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Windmill, Cuilrevagh, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Cuilrevagh
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Old Wind Mill
Latest-edition OS map
Windmill (Disused)
Coordinates
53.81100, -8.11559
SMR number
RO023-071----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Marked as an 'Old Wind Mill' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the crest of the N end of a high NW-SE ridge. Three storey circular tower (int. diam. 3.6m; H c. 6m) constructed of a rubble core wall (T 0.8m) with a robbed doorway (Wth 1.1m) at S. There are small rectangular windows facing E and W at the first floor, and one facing S at the second floor while a N-facing window at this floor has been destroyed.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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