ashton tower mill between wedmore and weare somerset |
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| navigate by keyword : 13m 60cm ashton attraction beans brick bring can cap cattle century consisting flour foodtower grind height high mill millstones positioned roof sails sits somerset stone structure thick this tourist tower type used vertical walls was weare wedmore wheat which wind windmill wooden |
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| A tower mill is a type of vertical windmill consisting of a brick or stone tower, on which sits a wooden cap or roof, it can be positioned to bring the sails into the wind. Ashton Mill was used to grind wheat for flour and beans for cattle food.Tower height 7.5m high, walls 60cm thick, sails 13m across, millstones 1.2m, This structure 18 century |
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