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, which was built in 1864 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.

History

The previous mill near this site was a

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. A mill stood here in 1664 and one was marked on a map dated 1718, described as a rye mill. In 1850, a post mill was built on the opposite side of the road to ''Koartwâld''. It burnt down on 4 August 1864. ''Koartwâld'' was built in 1864 for the Van Schepen family. The mill was sold by K B Kloosterman in 1905. It was bought by Hidzer Sietzema, who refurbished the mill. Patent sails were fitted in 1906. These were later fitted with leading edges on the

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system. In 1907, a

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was installed to drive the mill when the wind was not blowing. A storm on 24 September 1946 decapitated the mill, damaging the stage, which was then removed. In 1990, a society was formed with the intention of restoring the mill to working order. The new windshaft came from the ''Puurveense Molen'', Kootwijkerbroek,

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, which had burnt down in 1964. Restoration began in 1991, with the mill officially being opened on

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, 1995. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, No. 511200.

Description

''Koartwâld'' is what the Dutch describe as a "Stellingmolen". It is a smock mill on a brick base. The stage is above ground level. The smock and cap are

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ed. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The sails are Patent sails. They have a span of . The sails are carried on a cast-iron ''windshaft'', which was cast by the IJzergieterij De Prins van Oranje,

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, South Holland in 1889. The ''windshaft'' also carries the ''brake wheel'', which has 54 cogs. This drives the ''wallower'' (29 cogs) at the top of the ''upright shaft''. At the bottom of the ''upright shaft'' is the ''great spur wheel'', which has 74 cogs. The ''great spur wheel'' drives a pair of Cullen millstones and a pair of Peak millstones via ''lantern pinion stone nuts'' which have 22 staves each. Both pairs of millstones are diameter. Auxiliary power is a single-cylinder

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Brons diesel engine dating from 1933. There is also a three-cylinder McLaren diesel engine dating from 1943.

Public access

''Koartwâld'' is open to the public on Saturdays between 09:00 and 12:00, or by appointment.

References

External links

Mill website
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