Torrolluala del Obico
| Torrolluala del Obico is situated near the Puerto del Serrablo from where it is only a healthy walk to the abandonned village. The mill is down close to the rivulet Barranco de San Juan. Be prepared for wet feet after a shower. |
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Mills in Altoaragón - harinero
Torrolluala del Obico |
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| The mill is still very solid. The roof has no leaks. The walls no gaps. It will nevertheless not take very long anymore before the vegetation takes possession of the construction. |
Cattle uses the mill as a shelter. The soft-eyed
animals are not the best house-keepers: dung
all over the place.
Observe the slender tolva and compare it with Sarsa de Surta. |
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| The mill is situated in a meander of the rivulet. The water is captured on the left side of a small water-fall (left on the picture). It is not clear if this fall is man-made or not. The canal (between the tree and the rock on the right side) comes to nothing after few meters. | In past times it brought the water to the balsa. The balsa is swallow and of simple construction with soft earthen slopes. It lies high against one wall of the mill. The saetín is next to the roof. |
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The cárcavo is a fine
piece of work. It is wide
open with a double arch.
I think it could collapse at any moment now.
The rodete has already fallen to parts. Observe the lever for the levador. In the background left after the rodete is the botana: the valve can easily be discerned. This botana protrudes more than in most other mills. |
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