List of windmills in South Africa

A list of windmills in South Africa.

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Extant windmills in South Africa.
1 location of Cape Town - see individual map. 2 De Molen, Edenvale.

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Windmills in Cape Town.
1 Nieuwe Molen. 2 Onze Molen. 3 Mostert's Mill. 4 Oude Molen

Locations

Western Cape

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Maitland, Cape Town	Nieuwe Molen 33°55′57″S 18°28′55″E / 33.93250°S 18.48194°E / -33.93250; 18.48194	Tower	1782	Windmill World
Mowbray, Cape Town	Mostert's Mill 33°57′08″S 18°27′58″E / 33.95222°S 18.46611°E / -33.95222; 18.46611	Tower	c. 1796	Windmill World
Durbanville, Cape Town	Onze Molen 33°49′56″S 18°38′20″E / 33.83222°S 18.63889°E / -33.83222; 18.63889	Tower	c. 1801	Windmill World
Pinelands, Cape Town	Oude Molen 33°56′24″S 18°29′23″E / 33.94000°S 18.48972°E / -33.94000; 18.48972		1717	Windmill World
Woodstock, Cape Town	Pyott's Mill	Tower
Durbanville, Cape Town	Angus Mill	Smock	1895		Demolished
Mowbray, Cape Town	Onderneming Mill	Tower	1849		Demolished
Mowbray, Cape Town	Clapperton's Mill	Tower	1770	1903	Demolished
Mowbray, Cape Town	Valkenburg Mill	Tower	1803	1827	Demolished
Salt River, Cape Town	The Hope Mill	Tower	1844	1863	Demolished
Salt River, Cape Town	Salt River Mill	Tower	1844	1863	Demolished
Salt River, Cape Town	Broekman Mill (Welvergenoegd)	Tower	1844	1863	Demolished
Salt River, Cape Town	Twistwyk Dur Mill	Tower			Demolished
Salt River, Cape Town	Groot Zoor Mill (Dwars in die Weg)	Tower			Demolished
Paarl	Agter Paarl Mill	Tower	1884		Demolished
Bredasdorp	Bredasdorp Mill	Tower			Demolished
Saldanha	Brinks Mill	Post	1848		Demolished
Malmesbury	Dassenberg Mill	Tower	1843		Demolished
Clanwilliam	Ebenezer Mill (Olifants River)	Post	1845	Missionary Station	Demolished
Humansdorp	Humansdorp Mill	Tower			Demolished
Mossel Bay	Mossel Bay Mill	Tower			Demolished

Other locations

Notes

Known building dates are in bold text. Non-bold text denotes first known date. Dates in "Notes" column is last known date the mill was in existence unless otherwise stated. One of the Salt River windmills was standing in 1844, and one of them was standing c. 1896.

References

The reference for all entries is Walton, James (1974). Water-mills windmills and horse mills of South Africa. Cape Town and Johannesburg: C Struik. ISBN 0-86977-040-3.  unless otherwise stated.

See also

• Windmill World webpage on South Africa's windmills