Melin Llynon, Llanddeusant

Melin Llynnon, Llanddeusant

Melin Llynnon, April 2005
Origin
Mill name Melin Llynnon
Grid reference SH 3405 8523
Coordinates 53°20′16″N 4°29′38″W / 53.3379°N 4.4939°W / 53.3379; -4.4939Coordinates: 53°20′16″N 4°29′38″W / 53.3379°N 4.4939°W / 53.3379; -4.4939
Operator(s) Isle of Anglesey County Council
Year built 1775
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Tower
Storeys Three
Number of sails Four
Type of sails Common
Winding Wheel and chain
Other information Only working windmill in Wales

Melin Llynnon, or Llynnon Mill, is a gristmill located on the outskirts of the village of Llanddeusant on the island of Anglesey. It is the only surviving working windmill in Wales.

The mill was built for £529, 11s[1] in 1775-76, on land owned by the surgeon Herbert Jones.[2][3] It is classified as a tower mill. The machinery is within a stone tower and the moving top, or cap cwch, turns so that the sails hwyliau catch the wind from any direction.[2] The tower was 9.3 metres tall and with four floors.[2] It was used to drive machines for grinding corn, oats and barley. The first miller, Thomas Jones (1756-1846), worked it until his death.[1][2] The position of miller was passed down through the generations, eventually going to a cousin William Pritchard.[1]

A storm in 1918 damaged the cap stopping it turning to face the wind.[1] It still operated intermittently for the next six years when the wind was from the south-west.[2] Eventually the mill closed and became increasingly dilapidated.[1] It remained deserted and unused until the local council restored it between 1978 and 1986. It reopened in 1986 and now produces stoneground flour.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Html5TemplatesDreamweaver.com. "Melin Llynnon". www.anglesey-history.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Perkins, Donald. "Melin Llynnon Mill". www.llansadwrn-wx.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  3. ↑ "Snowdonia Guide".
Melin Llynnon in 1976, before its restoration


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