Molen van Rolde
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The Molen van Rolde is a smock mill in Rolde, Drenthe, the Netherlands. The mill was built in 1873 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 32698.[1]
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Origin | |
Mill name | Rolde Molen |
Mill location | Grote Brink 24, 9451 BR, Rolde |
Coordinates | 52°59′04″N 6°38′52″E |
Operator(s) | Gemeente Aa en Hunze |
Year built | 1873 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Three-storey smock |
Base storeys | One-storey base |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Common sails |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Tailpole and winch |
No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
Size of millstones | 1.30 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter Cullen stones, 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) diameter French Burr stones |
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