Mostert's Mill

Mostert's Mill
Mostert's Mill, September 2012
Map
Origin
Mill nameMostert's Mill
Coordinates33°57′08″S 18°27′58″E / 33.95222°S 18.46611°E / -33.95222; 18.46611
Operator(s)Friends of Mostert's Mill
Year built1796
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysThree
No. of sailsFour
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindshaftWood, with cast iron poll end
WindingTailpole

Mostert's Mill (Afrikaans: Mostert se Meul) is a historic windmill in Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa. It was built in 1796 and is the oldest surviving complete windmill in South Africa. It was almost completely destroyed by a wildfire on 18 April 2021 but was fully restored by April 2024 and is once more operational and used to grind wheat into whole meal, using the power of the wind. The oldest windmill in South Africa is the De Nieuwe Molen mill in Cape Town, built in 1782.