The Mearmin (formerly Geestmermeer Mill) - Damwoude
The mill has a rich history and was originally located in Roodkerk, where it was built in 1892 to drain Sytsma's polder. At that time, the mill featured a reed-covered octagon and cap, a wooden windshaft, and self-regulating sails. In 1962, the mill was dismantled in Roodkerk and rebuilt in 1969 as "The Mearmin" in the Geastmermearpolder (Geestmermeer Polder), near the Geastmer Mar (Geestmermeer).
During reconstruction, a cast-iron shaft from 1903, manufactured by H.J. Koning in Foxham (number 70), was reused. This component came from a demolished mill in Birdaard in 1968. Additionally, the stone foundation, tail with winch, and a wooden sail stock were also reused. The screw pump was salvaged from a burned mill in Aduard.
The mill was last used for pumping water from the Woudvaart into the Geestmermeer, but it fell into severe disrepair in the years that followed.
The Mearmin (formerly Geestmermeer Mill)
Trekwei 8a
9104 AB
Damwoude
Contact details
T: 0511-421201
E: info@molens.nl
W: http://www.desukerei.nl
Opening hours align with the open-air museum.
