De Berk, Drenthe
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De Berk (English: The Birch) is a smock mill in Barger-Compascuum, Netherlands. It was built in 1983.
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Mill name | De Berk |
Mill location | Berkenrode 4, 7884 TR, Barger-Compascuum |
Coordinates | 52°45′17.37″N 7°01′49.14″E |
Operator(s) | Stichting Veenpark |
Year built | 1983 |
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Purpose | Corn Mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Two-storey smock |
Base storeys | Two-storey base |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Common sails |
Windshaft | Wood with cast iron poll end |
Winding | tailpole |
No. of pairs of millstones | One pair |
Size of millstones | 1.70 metres (5 ft 7 in) |
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