An operational windmill is shown on an historic chart to be used by mariners as a daymark. The circle for the mill's base is shown on OS 1st edition 25in mapping with the annotation 'disused'.

Sources include:
Historic Admiralty Chart 1505_A8 RCAHMW digital collections sourced from the UK Hydrographic Office and first published in 1843
OS 1st edition 25in

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, March 2012.