De Hoop, Holwerd
De Hoop (English: The Hope) is a smock mill in Holwerd, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in the 1730s and is working for trade. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 38709.
| De Hoop, Holwerd | |
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De Hoop, June 2003 | |
| Origin | |
| Mill name | De Hoop |
| Mill location | Molenweg 1, 9151 JR, Hollum |
| Coordinates | 53°21′51″N 5°54′07″E |
| Operator(s) | Stichting Monumentenbehoud Dongeradeel |
| Year built | 1849 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill and barley mill |
| Type | Smock mill |
| Storeys | Two-storey smock |
| Base storeys | Three-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 | Three pairs |
| Size of millstones | 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in), 1.66 metres (5 ft 5 in) and 1.82 metres (6 ft 0 in) diameter |
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