Monument record 0413400000 - 350M WNW OF WINDMILLHILL FM

Summary

Twelfth to sixteenth century historical records and field-name evidence of site of windmill. A probable medieval and/or post-medieval windmill mound is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304).

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  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval windmill mound

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Type and Period (1)

  • WINDMILL MOUND (12th Century to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1599 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 4500 mm
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
LATE C12: ABBOT OF OSENEY HAS A WINDMILL (B1).
A WINDMILL IN STEEPLE CLAYDON MENTIONED IN 1556 (B2).
MOUND, APPROX DIAMETER 9M, WITH REMAINS OF 4 HOLLOWS EACH APPROX 1.5M DIAM, WITHIN CIRCULAR DITCH. CIRCUMFERENCE OF MOUND APPROX 33M. NAMES 'WINDMILL HILL FARM' & 'MILL FIELD' LOCATED (B3).

A probable medieval and/or post-medieval windmill mound is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located on a field boundary about 190 metres SW of Claydon Hill Farm and centred at SP 71761 27754, a C-shaped earthwork bank up to 4 metres wide encloses an internal area about 10 metres in diameter, within which is a small irregularly shaped mound up to 6 metres at its widest. The earthworks are abutted on all sides by blocks of medieval ridge and furrow cultivation earthworks (4-5).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC13873 Bibliographic reference: SALTER H E (ED) 1935 CARTULARY OF OSENEY ABBEY IN OXFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY 98 P209.
  • <2>SBC15891 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 4 P227.
  • <3>SBC16542 Bibliographic reference: WHITEMAN M & MELLOR J (CMAG) 1977 FIELD VISIT (RE F TO PRO SC 12/22/99,1639,& MR BALL OF CLAYDONHIL.
  • <4>SBC26498 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-CPE-UK-1897 RP 3170 12-Dec-1946.
  • <5>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP72NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP7127.

Location

Grid reference SP 71720 27730 (point)
Civil Parish STEEPLE CLAYDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC1364)
  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)

Record last edited

Oct 6 2023 8:51AM

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