Monument record 0023800000 - 540M NW OF COWLEY OLD HOUSE

Summary

Medieval to post-medieval windmill mound recorded in field survey and in documentary sources. It is also 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 at Cowley

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Type and Period (3)

WINDMILL MOUND (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
BOUNDARY DITCH (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
PIT (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Height 0150 cm Radius 0800
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
LEVEL TOPPED MOUND WITH DITCH. CAUSEWAY ON NW SIDE. MR HOLT DUG SMALL SECTION IN DITCH ON SE SIDE & FOUND A NAIL & A FEW SMALL MED SHERDS AT 0.5M DEPTH. AREA CALLED WINDMILL HILL. TRADITIONALLY MILL STOOD IN FIELD TO W, BUT MOUND ONLY POSSIBLE SITE (B2).
C17 REF TO 'LE WYNDMILL HILL' (B1).
NGR & SURVEY (B3).

A 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 the boundary of a field known locally as 'Windmill Field' about 480 metres WSW of Cowley Farm and centred at SP 65814 27976, a circular mound about 18 metres in diameter is enclosed by a circular boundary ditch between 3 and 5 metres wide. On the top of the mound is a small subcircular pit about 3 metres in diameter at its widest. The mound and ditch overlie a block of medieval ridge and furrow cultivation earthworks, post-dating it (4-5).

Sources (5)

<1>SBC15885 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 4 P215 (CITING CHANC INQ P M,SERIES 2,DC CXXV,28).
<2>SBC6444 Verbal communication: HOLT MR & FARLEY M E JAN 1973 & MARCH 1981 FIELD VISIT (PHOTOS & SLIDE FILED).
<3>SBC10910 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP62 NE 4,OCT 1972 (SURVEY FILED).
<4>SBC26280 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-541-340 RP 3180 26-Jul-1949.
<5>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP62NE Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP6627.

Location

Grid reference	SP 65816 27970 (point)
Civil Parish	PRESTON BISSETT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (5)

Event - Survey: (EBC14012)
Event - Survey: (EBC14170)
Event - Survey: (EBC17670)
Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17542)

Record last edited

Aug 3 2023 12:43PM