Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Melin Frogwy
Llanddyfnan, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bodfordd, Llanddyfnan, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 12 May 1970.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 12 May 1970
- Locality
- Bodfordd
- Community
- Llanddyfnan
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.26882, -4.36038
- Cadw reference
- 85291
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 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1899 · 93 Holyhead (Hills) (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
Set well back, along a trackway, from the N side of the High Street (B5109) in the village of Bodfordd.
History
Probably C19, built close to the site of an established watermill. The windmill appears to have been a short lived venture and had fallen into disuse by the beginning of the 1890s. William Roberts who farmed at nearby Gafrogwy Fawr and owned both wind and water mills at Frogwy, decided to convert the windmill tower into a dwelling, adding a single storey extension to serve as a kitchen.
The tower was renovated in the early months of 2002.
Exterior
Full height windmill tower. Built of local rubble masonry. Modern slate roof; conical roof to tower. The doors and windows are modern in original openings.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good early C19 windmill tower, retaining the original planned form, openings and character, notwithstanding the new roof and modern lights. Frogwy mill is one of only 18 windmill towers surviving on Anglesey, out of over 40 that were operating in early-mid C19.
Nearby in the register
- Bryn HyfrydDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St LlwydianReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Churchyard wall and gateways, Church of St LlwydianReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ty GwynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.