1700–1799
Eighteenth-century windmill built
Knockenhair Windmill is recorded as an eighteenth-century former windmill.
Site overview
Knockenhair Windmill is a former windmill at Knockenhair Road, Dunbar. Historic Environment Scotland describes the windmill as an eighteenth-century harled sandstone rubble former windmill with a slated cone roof, projecting base, east door and narrow windows under the eaves. The interior has been converted for habitation.
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History
Knockenhair Windmill is an eighteenth-century former windmill at Knockenhair Road, Dunbar. Historic Environment Scotland records the structure as part of the listed building entry for Knockenhair House, Old Windmill, Lodge and Gatepiers. The windmill is described as harled sandstone rubble, with a slated cone roof, a projecting base, a door to the east, and narrow windows below the eaves.
The interior has been converted for habitation. Trove and Canmore record the site as Dunbar, Knockenhair House, with a specific associated record for Knockenhair Windmill. The building was listed on 4 July 1986.
No detailed working chronology, machinery description, ownership sequence, or final working date has been established from the sources checked.
Timeline
1986
Listed building designation
Knockenhair Windmill was included in the listed building designation for Knockenhair Road, Knockenhair House, Old Windmill, Lodge and Gatepiers on 4 July 1986.
Sources and records
Historic Environment Scotland listed building record; Trove / Canmore place record; East Lothian Historic Environment Record