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Frampton Windmill;Bryn Illtyd Windmill, Llantwit Major

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NPRN33235
Map ReferenceSS96NE
Grid ReferenceSS9716169337
Unitary (Local) AuthorityThe Vale of Glamorgan
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityLlantwit Major
Type Of SiteWINDMILL
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Frampton Windmill was built c1820, probably by Andrew Riddle, but it appears to have ceased working in 1846. The 3 storey conical tower is built of coursed squared stone rubble, and was raised a further two storeys when the mill and adjacent barn were converted to a dwelling in the early 1980s. There is no internal machinery.
Source: Jane J F Roberts, The Tall Tower Mills of Glamorgan, Melin (Journal of the Welsh Mills Society) 1, p12, 1985.