Molino de Teguise
N 29° 03.617 W 013° 33.484
28R E 640371 N 3215523
The iron mill in Teguise represents the most important industry as a generator of the basic food of the population of Lanzarote, gofio (flour made from cereals).
Waymark Code: WM180BA
Location: Islas Canarias, Spain
Date Posted: 05/02/2023
Views: 1
Going beyond the tahonas, the mills take advantage of the force of the wind that, through the blades and a series of gears, turns the stone that grinds the grains. They are circular in plan and have two floors with a conical roof. The mill has two large stones, very hard and round, with a central hole. The upper one receives the force of the wind making it rotate on another that remains static. Both are separated by a few millimeters. The cereal grains are introduced into the tuff, a container similar to a funnel through which the grain falls through the hole in the center of the stone, and as it deposits between the stones it becomes gofio.
Purpose: Milling
Open to the public: no
Is This Windmill Functional?: Not Sure
Windmill Farm: no
Museum on Site: no
Date of Manufacture: Not listed
Cost: Not Listed
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