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Windmill at Hodbarrow Point


The ruins of a windmill are located at Hodbarrow Point, south of Millom. The old windmill was used by Hodbarrow Iron Ore Mine to store gunpowder, used for blasting, between 1855 and 1880, when a purpose-built facility was built.[1]

Haverigg Hodbarrow Iron Ore Mines (1850 - 1968) Historic Buildings and Monuments in Millom
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Windmill remains at Towsey Hole
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Windmill Wall
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The old windmill, Hodbarrow Point
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Old Powder Store
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County: Cumbria
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