Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Castle Mill
Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 14 April 1992
- Community
- Newport
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.01446, -4.83396
- Cadw reference
- 12491
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated E of Mill Lane, W of drive to Newport Castle.
History
Late C18 or early C19 (illustrated in 1829 view of the castle),
Exterior
Water-mill in rubble stone with gabled slate roof, partly collapsed. Two storeys, the E side built into bank with direct access to milling floor and mill-leat entering through rear wall to integral wheel pit. Added single storey range on W side. N end has lower level cart-entry with flat timber lintel and half-glazed double doors. Cambered-headed upper window with stone voussoirs and slate sill. E side has door under eaves to right, with slate head and blocked opening to right with stone voussoirs. W side has tall narrow exit from wheel-pit to right with cambered cut stone voussoirs. Overshot wheel has gone. To left, single storey range has 2-bay open N front, formerly enclosed, smoke-blackened interior and slate roof. One first floor window to main range with stone voussoirs. S end has opening to wheel-pit with timber lintel and small upper window with rough stone voussoirs.
Interior
Interior has partially collapsed loft floor. No machinery.
Reason for designation
Illustrated without single storey W range in 1829 view of Newport Castle in National Library of Wales.
Group value with Ffynnon Felin opposite.
Nearby in the register
- Ffynnon FelinDomesticunder 1 mi
- Newport Castle (Unoccupied parts)Castleunder 1 mi
- Newport CastleDefenceunder 1 mi
- Castle GreenDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.