De Hoop, Dokkum

De Hoop, Dokkum
De Hoop, September 2009
Origin
Mill nameDe Hoop
De Molen van Broekema
Mill locationZuiderbotwerk 2, 9101 NE, Dokkum
Coordinates53°19′22″N 5°59′53″E / 53.32278°N 5.99806°E / 53.32278; 5.99806
Operator(s)Stichting Monumentenbehoud Dongeradeel
Year built1849
Information
PurposeCorn mill, formerly also a barley mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysThree-storey smock
Base storeysThree-storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsTwo Common sails (Fok system on leading edges), two Ten Have sails, (Van Bussel system on leading edges).
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstonesOne pair
Size of millstones1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) diameter

De Hoop (English: The Hope) is a smock mill in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1849 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 13186.