| Ddisgrifiad / Description | The first reference to a windmill is in the 1590s when Sir Robert Sailsbury of Bachymyd Hall leased it to William Sailsbury of Glanwydden. It was probably rebuilt in 1668 by the Sailsburys, as it was part of their estate. Under the influence of the Morris family of Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd, it was again modified in 1704. The Morris family had business in the area and had also married into the Sailsbury family. This is a possible interpretation of the date above the main doors which is S.R.M. -668/1704. During the 18th century, the windmill came into the hands of the Davis family.
During the first half of the 20th century it was completely gutted and then used as a cow shed. It was reported in 1956 by the Royal Commission for Ancient Monuments as being 25 feet in internal diameter at the base and built of limestone rubble. The remnants of the windmill which stood on the slightly sloping mound were sold off during the 1980s and were incorporated into a detached house.
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