The Drying Barn – Klostermølle’s landmark
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From the earliest days of the wood-pulp grinding-mill in the 1870’s there has always been a drying house on the premises. The first drying house was however much smaller. It was open at the sides so the wind could dry the wood-pulp.
| Director S. Aa. Schouboe-Madsen changed production at Klostermølle in 1931. The wood-pulp that was produced was processed into cardboard. The drying house was replaced by a new drying barn of three stories. The barn had adjustable wooden shutters in its sides so that the building could be thoroughly aired by the wind. Beside the drying barn a drying plant was constructed in which the cardboard could dried by a fan heater. |
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The drying barn was altered and extended several times, especially during the 1950’s, so that the drying capacity was more than doubled. The walls were fitted with shutters that could be opened and closed using a system of lever ties and giving a better airing system.
The drying barn escaped the fire in 1974. Today it is used as a workshop by Silkeborg State Forestry District. Wood is dried there and there is production of facilities for public use for the state woodlands.
In 1998, a newly established bird watching tower was opened in the north gable end of the huge barn. There is a panoramic view of Klosterkær and Gudenå from the tower, but it is also possible to examine the inside of the drying barn and admire the intricate wood structures that make up the barn’s interior.
There is free entrance to the bird watching tower.
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