Windmills · Scottish Highlands
Monkton Windmill, Ayrshire
Monkton Windmill, Ayrshire — category A listed building-listed windmill in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
About
Monkton Windmill, Ayrshire is a category A listed building-listed windmill in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB14252). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
The Monkton Windmill, or Monkton Dovecote, was originally an early 18th century vaulted tower windmill located on the outskirts of the village of Monkton on the site of an Iron Age hillfort in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was later converted into a dovecote and stood on the lands of the old Orangefield Estate.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Monkton Windmill, or Monkton Dovecote, was originally an early 18th century vaulted tower windmill located on the outskirts of the village of Monkton on the site of an Iron Age hillfort in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was later converted into a dovecote and stood on the lands of the old Orangefield Estate.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.5186, -4.5959
Sources
- wikidata: Q17327041 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Monkton Windmill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Monkton Windmill, Ayrshire?
- Monkton Windmill, Ayrshire is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- Who owns Monkton Windmill, Ayrshire?
- Monkton Windmill, Ayrshire is owned by Disused.
- Is Monkton Windmill, Ayrshire a listed building?
- Monkton Windmill, Ayrshire is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.