▁National ▁Park ▁Author ity . ▁ ▁T idal ▁mill ▁ ▁Care w ▁T idal ▁Mill ▁ ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁tid al ▁mill ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁restored ▁in ▁Wales . ▁The ▁precise ▁date ▁of ▁origin ▁is ▁uncertain ▁although ▁document ary ▁evidence ▁indicates ▁a ▁mill ▁of ▁some ▁kind ▁was ▁here ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 2 . ▁The ▁first ▁reference ▁to ▁a ▁cause way ▁comes ▁in ▁a ▁commission ▁of ▁ 1 6 3 0 , ▁indicating ▁that ▁Sir ▁John ▁Care w ▁had ▁restored ▁the ▁flo od g ates ▁and ▁cause way ▁walls ▁some ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁earlier . ▁The ▁present ▁building ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁indeed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁mill ▁whe els ▁car ries ▁the ▁date ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁The ▁mill ▁has ▁also ▁often ▁been ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" F rench ▁Mill ", ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁French ▁b urr ▁gr inding ▁stones ▁or ▁to ▁its ▁French ▁inspired ▁design . ▁ ▁Although ▁no ▁longer ▁working , ▁all ▁the ▁mill ▁mach in ery ▁is ▁still ▁int act . ▁The ▁tid al ▁p ond ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁even ▁this ▁far ▁in land ▁the ▁t ide ▁could ▁provide ▁significantly ▁more ▁power ▁than ▁the ▁regular ▁flow ▁of ▁a ▁river . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Care w ▁Castle ▁at ▁cast les - of - w ales . com ▁Care w ▁Castle ▁& ▁T idal ▁Mill ▁– ▁Official ▁Website ▁My P embro kes hire . com ▁– ▁History ▁&