Llancayo is a village in
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...
, south east
Wales, United Kingdom. It is located two miles north of
Usk on the B4598 road to
Abergavenny
Abergavenny (; cy, Y Fenni , archaically ''Abergafenni'' meaning "mouth of the River Gavenny") is a market town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. Abergavenny is promoted as a ''Gateway to Wales''; it is approximately from the border wi ...
, in the community of
Gwehelog Fawr.
History and amenities
Llancayo Mill is situated in fields visible from the road. It was built around 1813
and destroyed by fire by about 1830.
[John Newman, ''The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire'', 2000, ] The local story is that the miller left the mill gears engaged when he went to market, and when the wind changed direction the mechanism overheated, igniting the surrounding timber. A Monmouthshire
poet,
Myfanwy Haycock
Myfanwy Haycock (1913–1963) was a Welsh poet, illustrator, BBC broadcaster, and journalist. She was born Blodwen Myfanwy Haycock in Pontnewynydd, Wales, near Pontypool, in the traditional county of Monmouthshire, .
Early life and educa ...
, wrote a poem about the now disused
windmill. It has now been fully restored, with working sails, for use as a "luxury retreat".
Windmill restoration project
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The River Usk
The River Usk (; cy, Afon Wysg) rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain (''y Mynydd Du''), Wales, in the westernmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Initially forming the boundary between Carmarthenshire and Powys, it fl ...
flows close by.
References
External links
A photo of Llancayo Mill
Villages in Monmouthshire
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