De Wieker Meule, De Wijk

De Wieker Meule
Map
Origin
Mill nameDe Wieker Meule
Mill locationDorpsstraat 64, 7957 AS, De Wijk
Coordinates52°40′20″N 6°17′13″E / 52.67222°N 6.28694°E / 52.67222; 6.28694
Operator(s)Stichting Wieker Meule
Year built1829
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysThree-storey smock
Base storeysTwo-storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs of French Burrs
Size of millstones1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in)

De Wieker Meule is a smock mill in De Wijk, Netherlands. It was built in 1829 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 39657.[1]

  1. ^ "Technische gegevens" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2009. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view)