Llancayo

Llancayo (Welsh: Llancaeo) is a village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales. It is located two miles north of Usk on the B4598 road to Abergavenny, in the community of Llanarth.

Llancayo Welsh: Llancaeo
Village
Llancayo Mill in course of restoration, 2008
Llancayo Location within Monmouthshire
Principal area	Monmouthshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
List of places UK Wales Monmouthshire 51°43′N 2°55′W

History and amenities

Llancayo Mill is situated in fields visible from the road. It was built around 1813^[1] and destroyed by fire by about 1830.^[2] 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.^[3][4] A Monmouthshire poet, Myfanwy Haycock, wrote a poem about the now disused windmill. It has now been fully restored, with working sails, for use as a "luxury retreat".^[5]

The River Usk flows close by.