De Bullemolen, Lekkum
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De Bullemolen The Executioner's Mill
is a smock mill in Lekkum
, Friesland
, Netherlands
which was built in 1825. The mill has been restored to working order and is listed as a Rijksmonument
, number 24505.
, where it drained the Louwsmeer polder
. It was moved in 1825 to its current position, where it drains the Litspolder. The name De Bullemolen is said to have come from the occupation of an early owner, who was the beul
of Leeuwarden. De Bullemolen was one of the first windmills in Friesland to be fitted with sails that had leading edges on the Fok system.
A restoration of the mill was carried out in 1968. The mill was sold on 28 March 1988 to Stichting de Fryske Mole (Frisian Mills Foundation). In 1995, millwright
Thijs Jellema of Birdaard carried out a further restoration. A new Archimedes screw and new sails were fitted and the winding mechanism was renewed. In 2006, the mill was officially designated by Wetterskap Fryslân as being held in reserve for use in times of emergency. It is near the finishing point of the Elfstedentocht
(Eleven Cities Tour).
Executioner
A judicial executioner is a person who carries out a death sentence ordered by the state or other legal authority, which was known in feudal terminology as high justice.-Scope and job:...
is a smock mill in Lekkum
Lekkum
Lekkum is a small village in Leeuwarden in the Friesland province of the Netherlands and has around the 440 citizens .De Bullemolen in Lekkum marks the finishing point of the Elfstedentocht.-References:...
, Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
which was built in 1825. The mill has been restored to working order and is listed as a Rijksmonument
Rijksmonument
A rijksmonument is a National Heritage Site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.-History and criteria:...
, number 24505.
History
De Bullemolen was originally built at TytsjerkTytsjerk
Tytsjerk is a small village in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. It had a population of 1539 on December 31, 2007.- History :...
, where it drained the Louwsmeer polder
Polder
A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments known as dikes, that forms an artificial hydrological entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than through manually-operated devices...
. It was moved in 1825 to its current position, where it drains the Litspolder. The name De Bullemolen is said to have come from the occupation of an early owner, who was the beul
Executioner
A judicial executioner is a person who carries out a death sentence ordered by the state or other legal authority, which was known in feudal terminology as high justice.-Scope and job:...
of Leeuwarden. De Bullemolen was one of the first windmills in Friesland to be fitted with sails that had leading edges on the Fok system.
A restoration of the mill was carried out in 1968. The mill was sold on 28 March 1988 to Stichting de Fryske Mole (Frisian Mills Foundation). In 1995, millwright
Millwright
A millwright is a craftsman or tradesman engaged with the construction and maintenance of machinery.Early millwrights were specialist carpenters who erected machines used in agriculture, food processing and processing lumber and paper...
Thijs Jellema of Birdaard carried out a further restoration. A new Archimedes screw and new sails were fitted and the winding mechanism was renewed. In 2006, the mill was officially designated by Wetterskap Fryslân as being held in reserve for use in times of emergency. It is near the finishing point of the Elfstedentocht
Elfstedentocht
The Elfstedentocht is the world's largest and longest speed skating competition and leisure skating tour, and is held irregularly in the province of Friesland, Netherlands.The tour, almost 200 km in length, is conducted on frozen canals, rivers and lakes between the eleven historic...
(Eleven Cities Tour).