Windmill adapted as machine-gun post is a Grade II listed building in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 May 1970. Military structure.

Windmill adapted as machine-gun post

WRENN ID
cold-ledge-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Country
Wales
Date first listed
14 May 1970
Type
Military structure
Source
Cadw listing

Description

Windmill: cylindrical base surviving to a height of about 5 m. Local stonework in irregular courses. Ground level entrance at E. Upper level original apertures at N and S, both now blocked with masonry. The latter openings have lintels with relieving arches above. Wartime adaptations: The interior reinforced all round with brickwork. Step-irons for access through a manhole to the upper level. The upper floor consists of concrete laid on corrugated iron sheeting over re-used railway rails. Bricks around manhole. Four apertures with concrete lintels and with steel frames and shutters of which only traces remain, with wide external splays in wood and brick, to give 360o visibility. No roof.

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