Moinho do Morgado (Boticas)
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MightyReek
N 41° 41.258 W 007° 39.952
29T E 611029 N 4615955
Horizontal Water Mill in Boticas
Waymark Code: WMD2M1
Location: Vila Real, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/10/2011
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In Boticas there's aproximately 260 watermills. Most of them are horizontal mills, only a few are the type vertical watermill.
This horizontal watermill incorporates one pair of millstones only and the power system is directly coupled to the millstone shaft.
Current Status: Still In Use
Current Use: The mill is integrate in a touristic recovering project called "Boticas, the charm of the mountain"
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