Skerries Mill Tours Data 2023 2024 FCC

When you arrive at the Five Sail mill and iconic landmark offering you a panoramic view of the island off Dublin and the coastline as far as the Mourne Mountains. Step inside to appreciate the output of this monument to human engineering, which creates more than an impressive picture, the cops of the tower, a smock mills are turned to the wind by using a winch or tail-pole.Built on the site of an ancient fort, at the Fours Sail Mill, you will step back in time to the late Middle Ages when this area was known as Holmpatrick, due to Saint Patrick’s links to the area. Delve into learning the inner workings of the Sail Mill, better known as a Windmill, and be prepared to climb 23 step tot the thatch dome.Stop by the Watermill built to power the mill, and learn the sources of natural energy mastered by our ancestors. Water power has been used to manufacture food, drained land and drive machinery for some two thousand years. Eircode K34K293Opening Times 10.00 a.m - 5.00 pm - 7 days a week.For more information contact skerries mill at 01-8495208 orinfo@skerriesmills.ieOr visit the website to book tickets plan your visit etc https://www.skerriesmills.ie/