The round in Texel

At the northernmost point of Texel you will see Lighthouse Eierland, which is named after the former island of Eierland. The construction of the red tower on a twenty-meter high dune began in 1863. The lighthouse was lit a year later and is still in use. It burned on petroleum until 1910, when it switched to pharoline and finally the tower was connected to the electricity grid. The lighthouse can be climbed up to the sixth floor, but the light house and the former lighthouse keeper's office are not accessible. You can see into the office through the window from the balcony. When you arrive in Oosterend you will see another historic building. In 1878, a mill was placed in the northern polder of Oosterend, called Het Noorden, to drain the northeastern areas of Texel. In 1928, the mill was streamlined and three screw pumps for better operation. The octagonal upper porter went out of business around 1964 and became the property of the De Hollandse Molen foundation in 1970. He has restored the mill and made it ready to grind again, so that it can now be put into operation on a voluntary basis. It then grinds the water around in a circuit.