- Address
- J.J. Quigley Memorial Park, Monaghan Street, Carrickmacross
- Type
- Mill (wind)
- NIAH reg. no.
- 41310006
Gallows Hill Windmill
J.J. Quigley Memorial Park, Monaghan Street, Carrickmacross
About Gallows Hill Windmill
Gallows Hill Windmill is one of 83 buildings in Carrickmacross the National Inventory rates Regional. Gallows Hill Windmill dates from 1730–1770. 51 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This windmill is typical of those of the mid-eighteenth century, with a cylindrical form, thick walls and narrow slit windows. It is also of historical interest in demonstrating the former importance of cereal growing in this locality.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 41310006 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 41310006↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 10 minutes
Carrickmacross · about 500 m on foot, as the crow flies
4 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Buildings on the record near Carrickmacross
Just 20 km away stands Clarke Railway Station, in Dundalk. There are 4 with photos within 40 km. MacBride Railway Station in Drogheda is the farthest, at 39 km.
Questions about Gallows Hill Windmill
Is Gallows Hill Windmill on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 41310006).
Can you visit Gallows Hill Windmill?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Gallows Hill Windmill built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1730–1770.
Is Gallows Hill Windmill protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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