Windmill, Oxwell Mains, Dunbar is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 17 May 1989. Windmill.

Windmill, Oxwell Mains, Dunbar

WRENN ID
endless-gutter-nightshade
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
17 May 1989
Type
Windmill
OS grid reference
NT 701 763
Coordinates
55.97883, -2.47919
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The building is a windmill located at Oxwell Mains in Dunbar, dating from the early 19th century or possibly earlier. It features a small, tapered tower constructed of coursed rubble with red sandstone ashlar coping. There is a low entrance on the northwest side. Above the base, there are nine irregularly spaced holds that likely supported a reefing stage. At the top, there is a remnant of concrete that was used to secure the windmill. The interior is bare.

Local climate

Windmill, Oxwell Mains, Dunbar receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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