A list of windmills in South Africa.
Locations Western Cape Location Name of milland coordinates Type Built Notes Photograph Maitland, Cape Town De Nieuwe Molen Tower 1782 Windmill World Mowbray, Cape Town Mostert's Mill Tower c. 1796 Windmill World Durbanville Onze Molen Tower c. 1801 Windmill World Pinelands, Cape Town Oude Molen 1717 Windmill World Woodstock, Cape Town Pyott's Mill Tower 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 Location Name of milland coordinates Type Built Notes Photograph Alexandria Whitney Mill Smock 1856 1942 Restorednow 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 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 1855Hartebeespoort 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
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
The reference for all entries is unless otherwise stated.
External links Windmill World webpage on South Africa's windmills