Horse mill from the 15^de century found

GORINCHEM – Archaeologists of Hollandia and volunteers from the Archaeology Working Group yesterday uncovered the remains of a horse mill on the corner of Arkelstraat in the Gorcum city centre. The Rosmolensteeg, which borders the research site, owes its name to it.

Horse mill from the 15th century found, parts of the wooden construction

Parts of the wooden construction of a horse mill

Archaeologist Tim Hoogendijk: “We found, among other things, part of a wooden wheel about two metres below street level. At the point where the axle of the turning mechanism was, we found fragments of a millstone.” He suspects that the fragments are from the fifteenth century.

Anja Broeken
AD Rivierenland
November 10, 2011

Horse mill from the 15de century found

Horse mill from the 15^de century found