Møllesten Millingbæk, Silkeborg - Denmark
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member kallehaugerne
N 56° 07.520 E 009° 36.838
32V E 538167 N 6220198
Møllesten fra den tidligere vandmølle ved Millingbæk. Millstone from the former watermill at Millingbæk brook.
Waymark Code: WMTNEX
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 12/17/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member stinger503
Views: 2

Millingbæk forbinder Borresø med Slåensø. SlåenSø er opstemt 2 meter for at vandkraften kunne udnyttes til en vandmølle. Møllen har været brugt til forskellige formål: at kværne benmel, et savværk og en træskofabrik. Senest husede møllen en restaurant, som brændte i 1952. I dag ses kun det lille opstemmede vandfald samt flere store møllesten.

The Millingbæk brook connects Borresø lake with Slåensø Lake. Slåensø lake is dammed 2 meters to exploit the water power. The mill has been used for several purposes: grinding bone meal, a sawmill and a clogs factory. The mill housed a restaurant when it burned in 1952. Today you can only see the dammed waterfall and a few large millstones in the area.
Type of mill: Water Mill

What did this millstone make?: bone meal, lumber, clogs.

Status of Stone: Public Display

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