List of windmills in County Down
This is a list of windmills in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Locations
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Ardkeen | 1836[1] | 1836[1] | ||||
Ballyagherty | 1779[2] | 1779[2] | ||||
Ballybohillbo | Ballybohillbo Mill[3] | |||||
Ballydugan | 1792[2] | 1792[2] | ||||
Ballygrainey | 1836[2] | 1836[2] | ||||
Ballyhalbert | Ballyhalbert Mill | Tower | Demolished 1940[4] Windmill World | |||
Ballyherley | 1836[5] | 1836[5] | ||||
Ballyherley | (2nd mill)[5] | 1836[5] | 1836[5] | |||
Ballyholme | Ballyholme Mill | Burnt down 9 July 1922 Windmill World | ||||
Ballykeel | 1834[5] | 1834[5] | ||||
Ballymaconell | 1836[5] | 1836[5] | ||||
Ballymenagh | 1834[5] | 1834[5] | ||||
Ballyministragh | 1836[5] | 1836[5] | ||||
Ballyorgan | 1836[6] | 1836[6] | ||||
Ballyrogan | 1836[6] | 1863[6] | ||||
Ballyskeagh | 1836[6] | 1836[6] | ||||
Ballytrustan | 1836[6] | 1836[6] | ||||
Ballywalter | 1681[7] | 1681[7] | ||||
Ballywalter | Ballyferis Mill 54°32′45″N 5°29′17″W / 54.54581°N 5.4881°W / 54.54581; -5.4881 | Tower | 19th century[8] | Windmill World | ||
Balloo | Ballyminstragh Mill[9] | Tower | ||||
Boardmills | Boardmills Mill 54°28′12″N 5°55′43″W / 54.46999°N 5.9287°W / 54.46999; -5.9287 | Tower | 1813 | Windmill World | ||
Carrowmacaw | 1836[10] | 1836[10] | ||||
Cattogs | 1836[10] | 1836[10] | ||||
Cloghey | Cloghey Mill 54°26′21″N 5°27′56″W / 54.43922°N 5.4656°W / 54.43922; -5.4656 | Tower | 1836[11] | Windmill World | ||
Crawfordsburn | Crawfordsburn Mill 54°39′40″N 5°43′33″W / 54.66098°N 5.7258°W / 54.66098; -5.7258 | Tower | 1830 | Windmill World | ||
Cullentra | 1836[11] | 1826[11] | ||||
Dunoraver | 1836[12] | 1836[12] | ||||
Ganaway | 1836[13] | 1836[13] | ||||
Greyabbey | Ballybryan Mill 54°31′11″N 5°32′57″W / 54.51984°N 5.5493°W / 54.51984; -5.5493 | Tower | 19th century[14] | Windmill World | ||
Holywood | Holywood Mill 54°38′33″N 5°49′40″W / 54.6424°N 5.8279°W / 54.6424; -5.8279 | Tower | Windmill World | |||
Killinchy | Killinchy Mill 54°27′08″N 5°39′55″W / 54.45223°N 5.6653°W / 54.45223; -5.6653 | Tower | c. 1702[15] | Windmill World | ||
Killough | Killough Mill 54°15′15″N 5°38′45″W / 54.25416°N 5.6458°W / 54.25416; -5.6458 | Tower | 1823[16] | Windmill World | ||
Killyleagh | Ringdufferin Mill[17] | tower | ||||
Killyleagh | Ringdufferin Mill (2nd mill)[18] | |||||
Kirkistown | Kirkistown Mill[19] | Tower | ||||
Knockinelder | Knockinelder Mill 54°23′07″N 5°28′08″W / 54.38537°N 5.4690°W / 54.38537; -5.4690 | Tower | Windmill World | |||
Lisbane | 1836[20] | 1836[20] | ||||
Lisboy | 1836[20] | 1836[20] | ||||
Millisle | Ballycopeland Mill 54°36′28″N 5°33′22″W / 54.60781°N 5.5561°W / 54.60781; -5.5561 | Tower | c. 1785[21] | Windmill World | ||
Newtownards | Newtownards Mill 54°36′52″N 5°41′18″W / 54.61447°N 5.6884°W / 54.61447; -5.6884 | Tower | Windmill World | |||
Portaferry | Portaferry Mill 54°22′47″N 5°32′28″W / 54.37961°N 5.5412°W / 54.37961; -5.5412 | Tower | Windmill World | |||
Poyntzpass | Poyntzpass Mill | Tower | Windmill World | |||
Saintfield | Saintfield Mill 54°27′51″N 5°49′30″W / 54.46406°N 5.8251°W / 54.46406; -5.8251 | Tower | Windmill World | |||
Tullyboard | 1836[22] | 1836[22] | ||||
Tullykevin | Tullykevin Mill[3] | |||||
Warrenpoint | Ringmackilroy Mill[23] | Tower | 1802[24] | |||
Whitechurch | 1836[7] | 1836[7] |
Sources
Unless otherwise stated, the source for all entries is the linked Windmill World webpage.
References
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- ^ "RAF BALLYHALBERT". Ballyhalbert Historical Society. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
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- ^ "Ballyminstragh Windmill, Killinchy Road, Balloo". Natural Stone Database. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
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- ^ a b "Place Names of Co. Down: G..." Rootsweb. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ "Ballybryan Windmill, Greyabbey". Natural Stone Database. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ "The Mill, 37 Main Street Killinchy, BT23 6PN". Tim Martin Estate Agents. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ "Killough Windmill Tower". Irish Antiquities. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ "Ringdufferin Windmill, Ringdufferin House, 35 Ringdufferin Road, Killyleagh BT30 9PH". Natural Stone Database. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ "Dufferin Chronicles". killyleagh.org. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ "Kirkistown Windmill, Kirkistown Golf Course, Kirkistown". Natural Stone Database. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
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- ^ "Talking of Windmills". Shamrock Club of Wisconsin. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
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- ^ "Ringmackilroy Windmill, Off Mary Street, Warrenpoint". Natural Stone Database. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
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