De Weyert, Makkinga
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De Weyert is a smock mill in Makkinga, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1925 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 31725.[1]
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Origin | |
Mill name | De Weyert |
Mill location | Lijclamaweg 15, 8423 TC Makkinga |
Coordinates | 52.9822°N 6.2171°E / 52.9822; 6.2171 |
Operator(s) | Gemeente Ooststellingwerf |
Year built | 1925 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Three-storey smock |
Base storeys | Two-storey base |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Patent sails |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Tailpole and winch |
No. of pairs of millstones | One pair of millstones |
Size of millstones | 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) diameter |
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