Windmill

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a hill overlooking the Barrow/Suir estuary and Passage East (WA018-009----). Described as 'in ruins' on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A cylindrical tower (ext. diam. 5.3m; int. diam. 3.5m) surviving to the first floor (max. H 4.8m) with opposing doorways at WNW and ESE. Stairs project from the inner face of the wall and rise from the WNW doorway, curving around the wall anti-clockwise to the first floor which has one surviving window. The ground floor has two alcoves. Archaeological testing (03E0606 ext.) by Stuart D. Elder within 25m to the W failed to produce any related material (Elder 2006c). (Decie 1983, 46)

Decie. (1983) Old Waterford Society Survey. Decies No. 24, 42-57.
Elder, S. D. (2006c) Knockroe. No archaeological significance. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 507, No. 1912. Wordwell, Bray.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload/revision: 07 February 2011