Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Melin Wynt y Craig
Llangefni, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangefni, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 7 August 1952.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 7 August 1952
- Locality
- Llangefni
- Town
- Llangefni
- Community
- Llangefni
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.25660, -4.30279
- Cadw reference
- 5411
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located in a prominent, elevated position at the NE part of Llangefni; c.750m ESE of the church of St. Cyngar.
History
Early C19 wind-powered cornmill, thought to have been built in 1829. Closed in 1893, by the turn of the century the mill had fallen into a bad state of repair, its sails dismantled and the machinery removed. The tower was adapted for use as a communications tower c.1990.
Exterior
Full height, 3-storey windmill tower; circular plan, with slightly tapering walls of rubble masonry originally rendered (some render remains). Doorway to N and rectangular windows (modern) at stages above; openings with flat-arch, voussoir lintels. The mill tower has a modern cap; slate faced, with broadly projecting eaves, slightly tapering sides to flat roof.
Reason for designation
Listed as a substantially intact windmill tower, one of only 18 surviving on Anglesey. In early-mid C19 there were over 40 windmills operating on the island, grinding the large volumes of corn then being produced.
Nearby in the register
- Town ClockGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Town HallCivilunder 1 mi
- The Market HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Bull Hotel, including stable courtyard to rear.Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.