Monument record 706/4/1 - Medieval/post medieval windmill mound

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Summary

Mound, visible on air photographs taken before total destruction by ploughing as a low mound 10m diameter surroundedc by a shallow ditch which adjacent ridge and furrow appeared to avoid. Possibly a windmill mound.

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Type and Period (6)

Full Description

{1} Windmill mound (?)(SP 610441) lay east of Astwell Castle, on a west-facing slope, on limestone at 132 m above OD. Air photographs taken before total destruction by ploughing show a low mound 10m in diameter, surrounded by a shallow ditch which the adjacent ridge-and-furrow appeared to avoid. It is not certain whether this was a windmill mound or had another function.


<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.85 site 8 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<2> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<3> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, A/P (RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926, 3224-5) (Photographs). SNN104890.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1982. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 4. HMSO. p.85 site 8 (checked).
  • <2> Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. Used with NMR & CUCAP collections.
  • <3> Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. A/P (RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926, 3224-5).

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6098 4407 (17m by 17m)
Civil Parish HELMDON, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 341450

Record last edited

Feb 17 2025 7:57PM

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