Mill stones in Alto Aragón

Sinués

Sinués is situated in the valley of Aisa lacking any major road. From Jaca take the road to Puente la Reina and after some time turn right where Ascara and Araguas del Solano are signposted. In Novés take left to Aisa and Sinués. Drop your vehicle where the road to Sinués branches off. It is probably best to walk to the bend further on and to try to spot the mill from above before you work your way through the fields and the vegetation.
The mill is built next to the Río Estarrún, a tributary of the Río Aragón.

Pictures: 25.vi.2014 — Lon: -0.648368 Lat: 42.653604 (WGS84)

We couldn't find any stones in or near the former mill. However four stones of different types and sizes were found in the communal garden in the village center.
Though Chesús Beltrán () writes how in 1907 two stones from La Ferté were acquired, none of the composite stones in the communal garden features any sign confirming it comes from there.

(1) The village garden with four old stones turned into piknik tables.
clockwise from the stone at the back left: d, c, b, a.

(2) stone a: monolith ∅ = 130cm.

(3) stone b: composite stone ∅ = 130cm.

(4) stone c: composite stone ∅ = 130cm.

(5) stone d: monolith ∅ = 140cm.

 

 Chesús Beltrán Audera —2008— Sinués en el siglo XIX
136 pags, Bubok Publishing, ISBN 978-84-92580-35-4
Dedicates 10 full pages to the mill and its history.

   Chesús Beltrán Audera —no year— Libro de Acuerdos y otras providencias del lugar de Sinués
130 pags, Bubok Publishing
Transcription of contracts and agreements between the municipality and its villagers of which many relate to the mill.

Both books are most interesting and free to download from www.bubok.es (latest check 26.viii.2024).

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