Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Windmill Remains near Bryn Felin
Llanengan, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 19 October 1971
- Locality
- Llanengan
- Town
- Pwllheli
- Community
- Llanengan
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.81876, -4.52808
- Cadw reference
- 4309
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 some 700m NNE of Llanengan, some 200m up lane running W from the road to Abersoch to Craigfryn farm.
History
Remains of a large stone windmill tower, probably C19, not marked on Llanengan Tithe Map 1839.
Exterior
Circular windmill tower, rubble stone, walls tapering somewhat upwards. Roofless and walls partially collapsed. Tall and wide N doorway has stone lintel above, large part-blocked S window at upper level, small window with stone lintel to NE lower level. Walls rise now only up to 5m approximately with beam slot for upper floor, which remains more substantially intact to S.
Reason for designation
A prominent landmark, and one of the few surviving windmill towers in the region.
Nearby in the register
- The Old RectoryDomesticunder 1 mi
- The School HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Churchyard Wall and Gate E of Church of St EnganReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St EnganReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.