De Rentmeester, Menaam

De Rentmeester, Menaam
De Rentmeester, February 2013.
Map
Origin
Mill nameDe Rentmeester
Mill locationMieddyk 41, 9036 LC Menaam
Coordinates53°12′33″N 5°40′37″E / 53.20917°N 5.67694°E / 53.20917; 5.67694
Operator(s)Stichting Molens in Menameradiel
Year built1982
Information
PurposeDrainage mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysTwo storey smock
Base storeysSingle storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
Type of pumpArchimedes screw

De Rentmeester (English: The Steward) is a smock mill in Menaam, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in Dronryp in 1857 and moved to a new site at Menaldum in 1982, replacing a mill that had burnt down. The mill has been restored to working order. It is listed as a Rijksmonument.