Windmill Tower to W of Llancayo House is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 September 1985. Tower.

Windmill Tower to W of Llancayo House

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Country
Wales
Date first listed
24 September 1985
Type
Tower
Source
Cadw listing

Description

Prominent tapering conical tower with attached roofless mill building to N. Rubble stone, originally rendered, roofless with eroded wall-head, two projecting stringcourses, and coursed rubble plinth. Stone voussoirs to cambered openings (frames missing), brickwork to inner soffits and other dressings. Four apparent floor levels.

Three door openings above ground level and four square windows breaking lower string course. Round arched low opening to left of NNW door, possibly for drive to attached mill. Put-log holes (with remains of projecting timbers) under first floor sill-course. First floor narrow long openings over NNW and SSE doors and 4 square windows over the ground floor windows. Second floor has just 4 similar windows, also aligned. Next level has just 2 windows NNW and SSE as does the level above.

Ruinous buildings to N connected by walls. To NW a gabled structure with brick cambered-arched entry at S end, loft light over and window each floor at N. To NE a sunken pit with walling to E and N, basement and ground floor openings to N.

Tall tapering interior with joist holes for missing floors.

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