Monument record 2751/1/3 - Bronze Age round barrow and/or post-medieval windmill, south-west of Walcot Lodge

Cropmarks of a ring ditch with central feature identified on aerial photographs. It was interpreted as a possible Bronze Age barrow as part of the Northants NMP and as a possible post medieval windmill by Historic England since a central cross was visible on aerial photographs taken in 2015 as part of the Historic England Reconnaissance Recording programme. There are known examples of Bronze Age round barrows being reused as medieval/post-medieval windmills, so both interpretations may be valid.

{2} Cropmarks of a ring ditch 20m in diameter with a central burial pit, seen on aerial photos NCCAP:TL0493/64+65

{3} Aerial photographs taken in 2015 as part of the Historic England Reconnaissance Recording programme show the ring ditch described above with a clear central cross-shaped mark at TL 0483 9347 suggesting this is the remains of possible post medieval post windmill. Some such sites have their origins as Bronze Age round barrows, reused to site a windmill

<1> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.42/Site 29 (checked) (Series). SNN77379.

<3> Oblique Aerial Photograph, HEA 29520_008 11-JUN-2015 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN111738.

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Jan 6 2025 3:00PM