Monument record 0023700000 - WINDMILL HILL
Summary
Site of post-mill recorded in sixteenth and seventeenth century documents, mill mound recorded in earthwork survey.
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Mill mound and site of late medieval post-mill
Map
Type and Period (3)
- WINDMILL MOUND (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)
- WINDMILL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)
- POST MILL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Radius 1500cm, Height 160cm.
POST MILL WITH CROSS TREES MARKED ON PRE 1600 MAP (B1).
PROBABLY SITE OF MILL BELONGING TO WOTTON UNDERWOOD MANOR IN THE C16 & C17 (B2).
EXISTENCE OF A MOUND, C.27M DIAMETER, 1.5M HIGH WITH NO DITCH, CONFIRMED. MOUND IS IN WOOD (B3).
MILL-MOUND, WELL PRESERVED & SITUATED ON LEVEL GROUND IN A STRIP OF WOODLAND N OF WOTTON HOUSE. 30M IN DIAMETER & 1.6M IN HEIGHT. NO EVIDENCE OF AN ENCIRCLING DITCH AT FOOT OF SLOPE. [PLAN AND PROFILE OF EARTHWORK AT 1:2,500] (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC4549 Map: 'ELIZABETHAN MAP OF WOTTON UNDERWOOD IN BUCKS' IN HENRY E HUNTINGDON LIBRARY, SAN MARINO, CALIFORNIA.
- <2>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p130.
- <3>SBC5619 Verbal communication: 1972. W GEORGE & MIKE FARLEY (BCM), DEC 1972.
- <4>SBC22618 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey. 1977. OS Record Card SP 61 NE:16.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 68195 16985 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WOTTON UNDERWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Earthwork survey (EBC16667)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC16668)
Record last edited
Oct 24 2024 5:34PM
