Monument record 0048600000 - MANOR FARM, LITTLE HORWOOD: windmill mound
Summary
Field-name evidence suggests this mound was a prehistoric barrow but finds of medieval pottery after deep ploughing suggest it was a windmill mound
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Two Medieval windmill mounds or possible barrows (DBC8835)
Map
Type and Period (2)
- ROUND BARROW? (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC to 42 AD)
- WINDMILL MOUND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
BROAD LOW MOUND. IN FIELD ADJACENT TO DESERTED SETTLEMENT OF SHUCKLOW (CASS 0207). SHUCKLOW means the BARROW OF THE EVIL GOBLIN, SO IS THIS MOUND AROUND BARROW? (B2). DRAWING of MILL MOUND? (B3).
SITE ADJOINS PARISH BOUNDARY (B2).
FIELDNAME on Salden Estate map appears to be 'Berry Field' (B1).
PHOTO FILED. MEDIEVAL POTTERY SHERDS COLLECTED FROM MOUND, SO PERHAPS SITE IS A WINDMILL MOUND (CF CAS 0485)(B3).
11 FURTHER MEDIEVAL SHERDS COLLECTED FROM SITE OF CENTRE OF MOUND AFTER DEEP PLOUGHING (B5).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC13863 Map: Unknown. 1599. SALDEN ESTATE MAP.
- <2>SBC8349 Bibliographic reference: MEF & BULL EJ 1973(24TH MAY) FIELD VISIT; WITH INF ORMATION FROM MR BULL.
- <3>SBC1014 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 437.73.
- <4>SBC8605 Bibliographic reference: MILTON KEYNES JNL 1974 3 P6.
- <5>SBC2108 Bibliographic reference: BULL E J & PIKE A R JAN 1993.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 78710 31420 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE HORWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC10318)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC11400)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC11401)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13769)
Record last edited
Jul 15 2021 6:03PM
