De Deels

De Deels, Douwemûne, or Grevensmolen is a smock mill in Vegelinsoord, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1859 and has been restored to working order. It is listed as a Rijksmonument.
De Deels was built in 1859 to drain the 3,660 hectares Haskerveenpolder. It is one of two mills built that year to drain the polder. A third was erected later. Construction cost ƒ11,382.06. Living accommodation was built into the mill from the outset. The mill was working until 1952. Both the gemeente and the province were in favour of its preservation, but an application to have the mill designated under an act which would have kept the mill in working order for use in wartime was rejected. The mill was transferred to the Gemeente Skarlân on 29 September 1959. The mill was restored in 1993. The thatch on the cap was renewed in 2006, and that on the smock in 2010. The wooden Archimedes' screw, dating from 1975, was replaced in 2010. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, №20846.

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