Monument record 0024601000 - MILL KNOB FIELD

Summary

Historical evidence of a fifteenth to sixteenth century windmill

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  • SHINE: Holme Close medieval moated site and fishponds

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  • WINDMILL MOUND? (15th Century to 16th Century - 1400 AD? to 1599 AD?)

Description

1580 MAP SHOWS WINDMILL APPROX AT NGR (B2). SITE IS IN 'MILL KNOB FIELD': HIGHEST POINT HAS ELONGATED MOUND NOT RESPECTED BY RIDGE & FURROW, WHICH IS PRE-ENCLOSURE BEING 2 FURLONG DIRECTIONS IN SAME FIELD (B3). NO TRACE OF MOUND ON AP BUT ENABLES ACCURATE NGR TO BE MADE FOR SITE (B4).

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  • ---SBC17621 Aerial Photograph: 23/01/76. CSS 214.3347. SP\651180. Yes.
  • <1>SBC16014 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 4 P70.
  • <2>SBC3550 Map: DODDERSHALL HOUSE MAP 1580 (REPRODUCED IN LIPSCOMB 1 PP410-411).
  • <3>SBC5612 Bibliographic reference: GEORGE MR W & FARLEY M E DEC 1972 FIELD VISIT.
  • <4>SBC5005 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E FROM BRITISH GAS A/P JAN 1976.

Location

Grid reference SP 65070 17740 (point)
Civil Parish LUDGERSHALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC13949)

Record last edited

Oct 12 2017 4:29PM

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