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
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		 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		 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		 Tower 1836[11] Windmill World
Crawfordsburn Crawfordsburn Mill
54°39′40″N 5°43′33″W / 54.66098°N 5.7258°W		 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		 Tower 19th century[14] Windmill World
Holywood Holywood Mill
54°38′33″N 5°49′40″W / 54.6424°N 5.8279°W		 Tower Windmill World
Killinchy Killinchy Mill
54°27′08″N 5°39′55″W / 54.45223°N 5.6653°W		 Tower c. 1702[15] Windmill World
Killough Killough Mill
54°15′15″N 5°38′45″W / 54.25416°N 5.6458°W		 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		 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		 Tower c. 1785[21] Windmill World
Newtownards Newtownards Mill
54°36′52″N 5°41′18″W / 54.61447°N 5.6884°W		 Tower Windmill World
Portafarry Portaferry Mill
54°22′47″N 5°32′28″W / 54.37961°N 5.5412°W		 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		 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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Place Names of Co. Down: A......". Rootsweb. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Place names of Co. Down: Ballya......Ballyg.....". Rootsweb. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Flax Mills". Ballywalter. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "RAF BALLYHALBERT". Ballyhalbert Historical Society. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 "Place names of Co. Down: Ballyh......Ballym.....". Rootsweb. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 "Place names of Co. Down; Ballym......Ballyw....". Rootsweb. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Place Names of Co. Down: U,V,W, Y and Z". Rootsweb. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  8. ↑ "Ballyferis Windmill, Ballywalter". Natural Stone Database. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  9. ↑ "Ballyminstragh Windmill, Killinchy Road, Balloo". Natural Stone Database. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Place Names of Co. Down: Ca....- Ch.....". Rootsweb. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Place Names of Co. Down: Ci...- Cu.....". Rootsweb. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Place Names of Co. Down: Dru......- Dy.....". Rootsweb. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Place Names of Co. Down: G.......". Rootsweb. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  14. ↑ "Ballybryan Windmill, Greyabbey". Natural Stone Database. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  15. ↑ "The Mill, 37 Main Street Killinchy, BT23 6PN". Tim Martin Estate Agents. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  16. ↑ "Killough Windmill Tower". Irish Antiquities. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  17. ↑ "Ringdufferin Windmill, Ringdufferin House, 35 Ringdufferin Road, Killyleagh BT30 9PH". Natural Stone Database. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  18. ↑ "Dufferin Chronicles". killyleagh.org. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  19. ↑ "Kirkistown Windmill, Kirkistown Golf Course, Kirkistown". Natural Stone Database. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 "Place Names of Co. Down: L.......". Rootsweb. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  21. ↑ "Talking of Windmills". Shamrock Club of Wisconsin. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Place Names of Co. Down: T.......". Rootsweb. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  23. ↑ "Ringmackilroy Windmill, Off Mary Street, Warrenpoint". Natural Stone Database. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  24. ↑ "South Down". Brian T McElherron. Retrieved 4 July 2009.

See also