Hollow-Post Mill, Hammarland
A wind-powered mill in Finland.
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There was a chicken-hawk mill here with a vertically boarded body of about the same proportions as those of an English post mill. It was mounted on a large rectangular building of interlocked construction which housed a saw and had openings at each end to pass the timber through.
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| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Hollow-post mill |
| Mill function | |
| Archive ID | 11869 |
| Location | Hammarland, Åland |
| Country | Finland |
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References
- Wailes, Rex, & Auvo Hirsjärvi, "Finnish Mills Part III: Hollow Post Mills", (Transactions of the Newcomen Society, 44, 1971-1972, pp.99-118)
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