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Latitude: 59.2493 / 59°14'57"N
Longitude: -2.8661 / 2°51'58"W
OS Eastings: 350698
OS Northings: 1040629
OS Grid: HY506406
Mapcode National: GBR M488.ZR0
Mapcode Global: XH8KP.ZSJ5
Plus Code: 9CFV64XM+PH
Entry Name: Windmill Stump, Rapness, Helzie, Westray
Listing Name: To North of Helzie, Windmill Stump
Listing Date: 30 March 2001
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 395415
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB47995
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200395415
Location: Westray
County: Orkney Islands
Electoral Ward: North Isles
Parish: Westray
Traditional County: Orkney
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Early-earlier 19th century. Circular-plan; tapered; solid rubble tower; 3m high. Turret post mill stump. 3.3m in diameter at ground; 2.4m in diameter at apex. Central post and substructure (sail house) missing.
A well preserved windmill stump. Peculiar to Orkney only a few turret post mills remain. Orkney has a greater preponderance of exposed windy sites than watercourses and by the end of the 18th century windmills for grinding grain were becoming relatively common (there was one on Westray in the 1790's). The windmill to the N of Helzie is shown on the 1/2500 OS map of 1881. Its location is close to the Bu (signifying principal/original farm) of Rapness, which is just to the NW.
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