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A list of windmills in South Africa.

List of windmills in South Africa is located in South Africa
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Extant windmills in South Africa.
1 location of Cape Town - see individual map. 2 De Molen, Edenvale.
List of windmills in South Africa is located in Cape Town
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Windmills in Cape Town.
1 Nieuwe Molen. 2 Onze Molen. 3 Mostert's Mill. 4 Oude Molen

Locations

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Western Cape

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Location Name of mill
and coordinates 		Type Built Notes Photograph
Maitland, Cape Town De 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 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 [1]
Durbanville 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

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Location Name of mill
and coordinates 		Type Built Notes Photograph
Alexandria Whitney Mill Smock 1856 1942 Restored now demolished
Bathurst Bathurst Mill 1830
Bathurst (2nd mill) 1830 1855
Bathurst (3rd mill) 1840 1855
Bathurst (4th mill) 1855 1855
Bonnie Doon, Somerset West Bonnie Doon Windpump tower 1974
Bredasdorp Smock 1849 1908, demolished by 1912
Clumber 1860 1870
Clumber (2nd mill) 1860 1870
Cradock Frederick Korsten's Mill tower 1812 1860
Edenvale De Molen
26°08′48″S 28°09′17″E / 26.14667°S 28.15472°E / -26.14667; 28.15472 		Smock ¾ scale replica of Zeldenrust, Westerwijtwerd, Groningen, Netherlands. Windmill World
Grahamstown Heath's Mill Post mill 1817 1843
Grahamstown Richardson's Mill 1830 1876
Grahamstown (3rd mill) 1850 1855
Grahamstown (4th mill) 1850 1855
Grahamstown (5th mill) 1855 1855
Hartebeespoort Jasmyn Mill
Kaffir Drift 1830 1835
Port Frances 1830 1835
Salem 1845 1855
Sidbury 1845 1855
Southwell 1860 1870
Southwell (2nd mill) 1860 1870
Trappes Valley 1835 1835
Winterberg 1840 1845
Winterberg (2nd mill) 1845 1845

Notes

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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

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  1. ^ Young, Bev. "The Forgotten Biscuit King". Retrieved 6 April 2019.

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.

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