Elphin Windmill

Elphin Windmill
Origin
Mill nameElphin Windmill
Coordinates53°51′07″N 8°12′19″W / 53.85188°N 8.2053°W / 53.85188; -8.2053
Year builtc.1730
Information
PurposeCorn and flax milling
TypeTower mill
StoreysThree storey tower
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindingTailpole

Elphin Windmill is a fully restored 18th-century tower mill in Elphin, County Roscommon, viewed as a rare piece of Irish industrial architectural heritage, and possibly the oldest operational windmill in Ireland.

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