Windmill or watermill · 1762
Pihla tuulik
The post mill at Pihla farm in Kõpu, Hiiumaa, dates from 1762 and is the oldest known surviving windmill in Estonia. Only a few parts are truly that old, such as the main post and the millstones; the sails alone have been replaced about ten times. In the early 20th century the mill was moved here from Leesiku farm a kilometre away, but it has always belonged to the same family. Remarkably, it still works, and now and then a couple of sacks of grain are ground as a test, though at its age it needs a stronger wind than most. It was last restored in 2003.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Hiiumaal Kõpu külas Pihla talus seisev pukktuulik pärineb 1762. aastast ja on vanim teadaolev säilinud tuuleveski Eestis. Tõeliselt nii vanu osi on vähe, näiteks emapuu ja jahvatuskivid, ainuüksi tiibu on vahetatud kümmekond korda. 20. sajandi alguses toodi tuulik praegusesse kohta kilomeetri kauguselt Leesiku talust, kuid see on algusest peale kuulunud ühele suguvõsale. Tähelepanuväärselt on tuulik töökorras ja aeg-ajalt jahvatatakse sellega prooviks paar kotti vilja, kuigi vanuse tõttu vajab see tavalisest tugevamat tuult. Viimati restaureeriti see 2003. aastal.