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Latitude: 56.0573 / 56°3'26"N
Longitude: -3.4599 / 3°27'35"W
OS Eastings: 309185
OS Northings: 685902
OS Grid: NT091859
Mapcode National: GBR 1Y.Q8PV
Mapcode Global: WH5QY.T0MQ
Plus Code: 9C8R3G4R+W3
Entry Name: Windmill, Hill House, Limekilns Road, Dunfermline
Listing Name: Limekilns Road, Remains of Windmill to East of Hill House
Listing Date: 12 January 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 362526
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26051
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Dunfermline, Limekilns Road, Hill House, Windmill
ID on this website: 200362526
Location: Dunfermline
County: Fife
Town: Dunfermline
Electoral Ward: Dunfermline Central
Traditional County: Fife
Tagged with: Architectural structure
17th century. Circular sandstone rubble stump of tower windmill with barrel vaulted chamber below. Tower 4m high and 4.7m in diameter with cap track for moving parts visible above. Entrance with chamfered jambs to roughly coursed sandstone outer wall to N of chamber; flanking swept rubble wings. Grass-covered earthen mound covers remaining part of chamber and around windmill base.
The chamber below the windmill was subsequently in use as a dovecot (1856 OS Map) and an Ice House (1896 OS Map). Built in the grounds of Hill House, an earlier 17th century laird's house (see separate list description).
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