List of windmills in Malta

A miniature model of Maltese traditional windmill

A list of windmills in Malta, that are those on Malta and Gozo. Most windmills were built during the Order of St. John.^[1]

Locations

Malta

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Attard		Tower	1862	Demolished, base remains. Windmills of Malta
Birkirkara	Ta' Ganu's Mill	Tower	1724	In use until 1929, now an artist's studio. Windmills of Malta
Birkirkara	Ghar il-Gobon Mill	Tower	c. 1685	House converted. Windmills of Malta
Mosta		Tower		This was a saw mill, long since vanished. The building it stood on now sports a small model windmill. Windmills in Malta
Cospicua	San Gwann t'Ghura Mill	Tower	1674	Windmills of Malta
Cospicua	St Margaret Mill	Tower	18th century	Windmills of Malta
Floriana	St Francis St / Sarria St	Tower	c. 1670	Demolished Windmills of Malta
Floriana	St Francis St / Sarria St (2nd mill)	Tower	c. 1670	Demolished Windmills of Malta
Floriana	Pjazza Robert Samut	Tower		Demolished Windmills of Malta
Għargħur	Għargħur Mill	tower	1724	House conversion Windmills of Malta
Gudja		Tower	c. 1670	Demolished 1930 Windmills of Malta
Kalkara	Fort Ricasoli Mill	tower	1834	Demolished Windmills of Malta
Kirkop		Tower		Demolished Windmills of Malta
Lija	Tal-Miraldi Mill Ghadiret il-Bonrdi Mill	Tower	1674	Windmills in Malta
Luqa		Tower	c. 1650	Demolished 1943 Windmills in Malta
Mellieha		Tower	Late 17th century	Converted to a restaurant Windmills of Malta
Mellieha	New Mill Street		c. 1849	Demolished Windmills in Malta
Mellieha	Old Mill Street	Tower	c. 1800	Demolished c. 1920, base remains converted to a house. Windmills of Malta
Mosta	Mosta Mill	Tower	18th century	House conversion Windmills of Malta
Mosta	Jesus of Nazareth Mill	Tower	1757	Windmills of Malta
Mqabba	Mqabba Mill	Tower	18th century	House conversion Windmills of Malta
Naxxar	Tas-Sghajtar Mill	Tower	c. 1670	Windmills of Malta
Naxxar	Tal-Ghaqba Mill	Tower	1710 century	House conversion retaining machinery Windmills of Malta
Naxxar	Darnino Mill	Tower	18th century	House conversion Windmills of Malta
Naxxar	San Lucio Mill	Tower	18th century	House conversion Windmills of Malta
Naxxar	Old Mill	Tower	c. 1730	House conversion Windmills of Malta
Paola		Tower		Demolished Windmills of Malta
Qormi	Qormi Mill	Tower	c. 1685	Windmills of Malta
Qrendi	Qrendi Mill	Tower	c. 1695	Windmills of Malta
Rabat	Cjaki Mill	Tower	18th century	House conversion Windmills of Malta
Rabat	Rabat Mill	Tower	c. 1685	House conversion Windmills of Malta
Rabat	Tal-Balla Mill Ta Gaeriexem Mill	Tower	c. 1730	House conversion Windmills of Malta
Senglea	Windmill Hill Mill	Post	1536	Windmills of Malta
Senglea	Windmill Hill Mill	Post		Windmills of Malta
Siġġiewi	Siġġiewi Mill	Tower	18th century	Converted to a water tower Windmills in Malta
Siġġiewi	Tal-Barba Zepp Mill	Tower	1879	Demolished 1930s, rebuilt as a house in 1969. Windmills of Malta
Siġġiewi	Ta' Kerceppu Mill	Tower	c. 1650	Windmills of Malta
Tarxien		Tower		Demolished Windmills of Malta
Valletta	St Michael's Bastion No. 1 Mill	Tower	1674	Demolished by 1900 Windmills of Malta
Valletta	St Michael's Bastion No. 2 Mill	Tower	1674	Demolished post 1890 Windmills of Malta
Valletta	St Elmo's Mill	Tower		Demolished Windmills of Malta
Żabbar	Ta' Kole Mill	Tower		House conversion Windmills of Malta
Żabbar	Ta' Buleben Mill	Tower	c. 1710	Served as a redoubt between 1798 and 1800. House conversion Windmills of Malta
Żebbuġ	Ta'l Ghodu Mill Tal Ghortu Mill	Tower	1680s	House conversion Windmills of Malta
Żebbuġ	Ta Srina Mill	Tower	c. 1685	House conversion Windmills of Malta
Żebbuġ	Ta Canfut Mill	Tower	c. 1670	Demolished by early 20th century, base remains. Windmills of Malta
Żejtun	Bir-id-Deheb Mill	Tower	c. 1730	Demolished c. 1960 Windmills of Malta
Żejtun		Tower	c. 1670	Demolished Windmills of Malta
Żejtun		Tower		Demolished Windmills of Malta
Żurrieq	Tax-Xarolla Mill 35°49′54.5″N 14°28′50.5″E / 35.831806°N 14.480694°E	Tower	1724	Preserved in working order but sails damaged in gale on 5 March 2009. Windmills of Malta
Żurrieq	Mithna Tas-Salib St James Mill	Tower	1857	Tower with some machinery remaining. Windmills of Malta
Żurrieq	Ta' Mamara` Mill	Tower	1724	Windmills of Malta
Żurrieq	Tal-Qaret Mill	Tower	1674	Windmills of Malta

Gozo

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Fontana	Ix-Xaghri Mill	Tower	c. 1856	Windmills of Malta
Għarb	Gharb Mill	Tower	1865	Dismantled c. 1900. Windmills of Mala
Għasri	Lighthouse St	Tower	1858	Blown down c. 1939 Windmills of Malta
Għasri	Wilgastreet	Tower	1859	Demolished Windmills of Malta
Għasri	Għasri Mill Ta Nicholas Mill	Tower	1724	Demolished 1784 Windmills of Malta
Għasri	Għasri Mill Ta Nicholas Mill	Tower	1784	House conversion Windmills of Malta
Kerċem	Santa Lucija Mill	Tower	c. 1870	Windmills of Malta
Munxar	Ta' Marziena Mill	Tower	c. 1783	Windmills of Malta
Nadur		Tower	1727	Demolished 1787 Windmills of Malta
Nadur	Ta 'Sufa Mill	Tower	1787	Windmills of Malta
Qala	Qala Mill	Tower	c. 1860	Preserved Windmills of Malta
Qala	Ta 'Sufa Mill	Tower	1853	Windmills of Malta
Sannat	Sannat Mill	Tower	c. 1860	Demolished c. 1940, stump remains Windmills of Malta
Victoria		Tower	1680	Demolished 1781 Windmills of Malta
Xagħra		Tower	1725	Demolished 1787
Xagħra	Mithna ta' Kola	Tower	1787	Preserved in working order. Windmills of Malta
Xagħra	Mithna tal-Bwie	Tower	19th century	House conversion Windmills of Malta
Xagħra			c. 1940	Demolished 1960s, was an irrigation mill Windmills of Malta
Xagħra		Tower	c. 1900	Dismantled c. 1940 Windmills of Malta
Xewkija	Xewkija Mill	Tower	c. 1710	Ceased working 1886. Windmills of Malta
Żebbuġ		Tower	c. 1859	Demolished c. 1900 Windmills of Malta
Żebbuġ	Caqra St	Tower	c. 1870	Demolished c. 1900 Windmills of Malta

See also

• Windmill World webpage on Malta's windills

Notes

Known building dates are in bold text. Non-bold text denotes first known date. Unless otherwise stated, the reference for all entries is the linked Windmills of Malta webpage

References

1. Cassar Pullicino, Joseph. "The Order of St. John in Maltese Folk-Memory". Melitensia. p. 174-175.