De Korenaar, Sexbierum

*De Korenaar, Sexbierum*
De Korenaar, Sexbierum
	De Korenaar, 1985
Origin
Mill name	De Korenaar
Mill location	Hearewei 30, 8855 AZDJ Sexbierum
Coordinates	53°13′19″N5°29′20″E / 53.22194°N 5.48889°E Coordinates: 53°13′19″N5°29′20″E / 53.22194°N 5.48889°E
Operator(s)	Private
Year built	1868
Information
Purpose	Corn mill, formerly also a pearl barley mill
Type	Smock mill
Storeys	Three storey smock
Base storeys	Two 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	1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in) diameter

Last updated October 23, 2020

De Korenaar (English: The Ear of Corn) is a smock mill in Sexbierum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1868 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.

History

De Korenaar was built in 1868, replacing a mill that had burnt down in 1867.^[1] It is a corn mill, but was also formerly a pearl barley mill.^[2] The mill was restored in 1990-91 by millwright Hiemstra of Tzummarum, Friesland.^[1] The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, № 8648.^[2]

Description

De Korenaar is what the Dutch describe as a "Stellingmolen". It is a smock mill on a brick base. The stage is 5.95 metres (19 ft 6 in) above ground level. The smock and cap are thatched. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The sails are Common sails. One pair has a span of 21.72 metres (71 ft 3 in), the other pair span 21.82 metres (71 ft 7 in). The sails are carried on a cast iron windshaft. The windshaft also carries the brake wheel, which has 57 cogs. This drives the wallower (28 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft is the great spur wheel, which has 100 cogs. The great spur wheel drives a pair of French Burr millstones via a lantern pinion stone nut which has 24 staves and a pair of Cullen millstones via a lantern pinion stone nut which has 26 staves. The millstones are 1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in) diameter.^[1]

Public access

De Korenaar is open to the public on Saturdays between 11:00 and 17:00, Sundays between 13:00 and 17:00, or by appointment.^[2]

External links

De Korenaar website

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References

Dutch Rijksmonument 8648

1 2 3 Stichting De Fryske Mole (1995). Friese Molens (in Dutch). Leeuwarden: Friese Pers Boekerij bv. p. 165. ISBN 90 330 1522 6.
1 2 3 "Sexbierum, Fryslân" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

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[Friese-1] 1 2 3 Stichting De Fryske Mole (1995). Friese Molens (in Dutch). Leeuwarden: Friese Pers Boekerij bv. p. 165. ISBN 90 330 1522 6.

[Data-2] 1 2 3 "Sexbierum, Fryslân" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 22 September 2014.