Hollow-Post Mill, Pielavesi
A wind-powered mill in Finland.
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This mill has a tall, vertically boarded body with a gambrel roof, equal oar-shaped sails, and a platform built out from the base of the breast to carry a support (which is also a ladder) for an outboard bearing at the extreme end of the windshaft. It is the only known hollow-post mill to have this arrangement. It has a square stone chamber of interlocked timber construction and a boarded roof.
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| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Hollow-post mill |
| Mill function | |
| Archive ID | 11874 |
| Location | Pielavesi, Savo |
| Country | Finland |
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