Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Windmill Tower on Foel Fawr
Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 1 April 1998
- Locality
- Mynytho
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Llanengan
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.85961, -4.51756
- Cadw reference
- 19631
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the summit of prominent hill about 1 km N of Mynytho.
History
Windmill tower of uncertain date, probably earlier C19 on prominent hilltop, marked on OS as Foel Fawr, but on National Trust plaque as Foel Felin Gwynt.
Exterior
Windmill tower, rubble stone, circular, battered walls. Tall N opening with slab lintel, and rough steps within wall thickness. Door on E with slab lintel.
Interior
Walls thinner at upper level. Six holes in wall at first floor.
Reason for designation
One of the few windmill towers surviving, and a prominent landmark from far across the Llyn.
Nearby in the register
- Bryn HeulogDomesticunder 1 mi
- RhedynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding to E of SaethonDomesticunder 1 mi
- Saethon Old FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.