"The Folly", Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia
S 31° 26.112 E 152° 55.493
56J E 492861 N 6522162
The sculpture at Windmill Hill is a play on the original name of the Gillman's Folly, and represents the wooden shaft and stone grinding wheels of the windmill which stood on the site in the 1800s.
Waymark Code: WMP4DB
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 06/29/2015
Views: 4
From the website:
"Windmill Hill was originally known as Gillman's Folly until Major Innes had a windmill built there in 1825 to grind wheat and corn for government contracts. The windmill had large canvas sails driving a hand-milled wooden shaft with a stone grinding wheel. The remains of the windmill were accidentally destroyed by fire in 1900."
"The name of the sculpture at Windmill Hill - Folly (a Grecian garden feature) is a play on the original name of the area, being Gillman's Folly. The artwork represents the wooden shaft and stone grinding wheels of the windmill which once stood on the site. Folly was created by Elands sculptor, Rick Reynolds in 2004 as part of Council's City of Arts programme."
Type of mill: Wind Mill
What did this millstone make?: Flour
Status of Stone: Public Display
Website containing relating information: [Web Link]
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