Category: Civil Architecture > Windmill
District: Açores > Velas > Queimada > Ribeira do Almeida
It is located in the parish of Santo Amaro, more precisely at Cais da Queimada, next to house nº 31, in the Carregadouro area, Velas municipality, island of São Jorge.
It can be easily reached by car, via an asphalt road. It is located in the yard of the aforementioned house, with direct and convenient access.
It is located between 20 to 30 metres above sea level, in an area close to the coastline.
, It has a circular stone base, approximately 5.65 metres in diameter.
, The body of the windmill is made of stone and mortar, visible without coating.
, The interior diameter at the top is around 4.10 metres.
, The threshing floor (surrounding outdoor area) measures approximately 8 metres in width.
, It is no longer in operation and is not complete.
, It has no cap, sails, or visible mechanical structure.
, It is essentially an old construction partially preserved.
It belonged to D. Palmira (in 1990), having passed to the heirs of the Viegas family.
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 38.67213227535677,-28.193995005650187
Coordinates DMS: 38°40'19.7"N 28°11'38.4"W
Weather Queimada
On-duty Pharmacy Queimada
