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Windmill

Moortown (Forth By., Killinick ED), County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Windmill, Moortown, County Wexford, 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
Moortown (Forth By., Killinick ED)
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Wind Mill
Latest-edition OS map
Windmill (in Ruins)
Coordinates
52.24100, -6.48862
SMR number
WX047-121----

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a level landscape, and marked as a windmill in use on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. This is a cylindrical tower (ext. diam. 4.9m; int. diam. 2.9m) only surviving to the first floor (H 2.9m). There are opposing doorways at E and W (Wth 0.75m; H 1.7m). Projecting steps rise from the W doorway on the inner face of the wall on the S side to the upper floors. There is a bottle-shaped recess (Wth of base (1.32m; Wth of top 0.42m; H 2.2m) in the wall on the N side at the ground floor rising into the first, which would allow flour sacks to expand into it. The first floor was supported by a rebate on the N side. There are inscribed initials (PP; MM; IP) on the door jambs.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload/revision: 16 October, 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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