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Hilltop tower survives
The rubble-stone circular tower survives on the hilltop with battered walls, slab-lintelled openings, wall-thickness steps, and first-floor wall holes.
Site overview
The Windmill Tower on Foel Fawr stands on the summit of the prominent hill about one kilometre north of Mynytho. It is a windmill tower of uncertain date, probably earlier nineteenth-century, and is marked on Ordnance Survey mapping as Foel Fawr. A National Trust plaque identifies the hill as Foel Felin Gwynt.
The tower is circular and built of rubble stone, with battered walls, a tall northern opening with a slab lintel, an eastern doorway with a slab lintel, and rough steps within the wall thickness. The walls become thinner at upper level and six holes survive at first-floor level. The structure was listed at Grade II in 1998 as one of the few surviving windmill towers and as a prominent landmark visible from far across the Llŷn Peninsula.
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History
The Windmill Tower on Foel Fawr stands on the summit of a prominent hill about one kilometre north of Mynytho. The hill is marked on Ordnance Survey mapping as Foel Fawr, while a National Trust plaque identifies it as Foel Felin Gwynt. Its elevated position gives the tower exceptional visibility across the Llŷn Peninsula.
The tower is a former windmill of uncertain date, probably built in the earlier nineteenth century. It is a simple circular rubble-stone tower with battered walls. A tall northern opening has a slab lintel, and an eastern doorway also has a slab lintel. Rough steps survive within the thickness of the wall. Internally the walls are thinner at the upper level, and six holes remain in the wall at first-floor level.
The surviving remains preserve the visible form of a small hilltop windmill tower rather than a restored or converted mill. The structure was listed at Grade II on 1 April 1998. Its special interest lies in its rarity as one of the few windmill towers surviving in the region and in its strong landmark value from far across Llŷn.
Timeline
1800–1849
Windmill tower probably built
The windmill tower is of uncertain date, probably earlier nineteenth-century.
1998
Listed building designation
The Windmill Tower on Foel Fawr was designated as a Grade II listed building.
Sources and records
Cadw listed building record
Welsh Mills Society listed windmills gazetteer
Crwydro local heritage note
Wikidata heritage record
Welsh Mills Society listed windmills gazetteer
Crwydro local heritage note
Wikidata heritage record