Barranco Grande Windmill | |
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Type | windmill |
Location | Barranco Grande, Tenerife |
Coordinates | 28°26′17″N 16°18′21″W / 28.43806°N 16.30583°W |
Demolished | 1973 |
Rebuilt | 2010 |
Designated | 2007 |
The Barranco Grande Windmill or Grand Canyon Mill ( Spanish: Molino de Barranco Grande) is located in Barranco Grande, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the island of Tenerife, Spain. It is similar to the Cuevas Blancas Windmill, [1] and is one of three remaining windmills in the region, the other being in El Rosario, Tenerife. [2]
The mill was conical, with masonry walls, [1] and is around 9 metres (30 ft) high. [3] It was mostly demolished by a mechanical shovel on 27 January 1973. It was listed as Bien de Interés Cultural on 18 December 2007. [1]
The remains were acquired by the Santa Cruz town hall in 2007, [1] who subsequently contracted its restoration to Volconsa at a cost of €425,000. [2] The mill was not completely reconstructed, but the blades and gears were recreated in 2010, [3] and former parts of the windmill are now arranged around the remains. [1]