Monument record 0572601000 - PENN HOUSE GROUNDS

Summary

Fourteenth century windmill mound, surviving as an earthwork in the grounds of Penn House; date confirmed by trial trenching.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • WINDMILL MOUND (14th Century - 1300 AD? to 1399 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 15m, Height 240 cm.
Plan Form - Subcircular.
Topographic survey carried out by Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society in 1989 (B1).
Small excavation to date mound. Trench 1.5m wide cut across outer ditch to mound centre. Original ditch bottom was 0.45m below current bottom. Fill contained tile & pottery sherds. Single construction phase suggested, material coming from ditch & nearby small pit. Ceramic evidence suggests C14 date (B2-3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC2604 Article in serial: Pauline and Stan Cauvain. 1989. 'A WINDMILL MOUND AT PENN BOTTOM', IN RECS OF BUCKS 31 PP237-239. Vol 31.
  • <2>XYSBC2608 Article in serial: Pauline and Stan Cauvain. 1992. ' AN INVESTIGATION OF A WINDMILL MOUND AT PENN BOTTOM', IN CHESS VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL. [Mapped feature: #6177 ]
  • <3>SBC20170 Article in serial: CBA South Midlands Group. 1992. South Midlands Archaeology 22, 1992. pp27-8.

Location

Grid reference SU 92432 94410 (point) Millmound shown clearly on CCB LiDAR survey.
Civil Parish PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: Topographic earthwork survey (EBC14215)
  • Event - Intervention: Trial trenching (EBC11231)

Record last edited

Dec 3 2020 2:24PM

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