De Marmearmin

11-10-10
Drainage windmill "De Marmearmin" (English: The Lake Mermaid) was built in 1968 from parts of other much older demolished mills. Its purpose was to raise the water level of the lake in this small nature reserve. Over the years the mill has fallen into disrepair, not helped by changes in ownership and the area itself which has become overgrown by trees, as well as vandalism. By now it is a rare sight, as it is the only truely ruinous windmill in Friesland as far as I know.

There is not enough room to make overview pictures in the cap. Plenty of light though, with the roof missing. The rot, fungus and algea is everywhere without protection against Dutch weather.