Monument record 4773/1/1 - Post Medieval Windmill Mound, Easton Neston park

Windmill mound in Easton Neston Park. Field investigations in 1975 found it to be sub-circular, with a diameter of 20 metres in diameter and suviving to a maximum height of 1.8 metres. Remains of a ditch 0.4 metres deep were identified on the east and west.

{1} At Heathencote, also very shrunken, is a fine windmill mound and ditch.

{4} Earthwork of a circular mound 20m in diameter and 1.8m high, surrounded by a ditch 0.4m deep. A probable medieval windmill site. The north side and the interior is damaged but there are still traces of the original central depression. The surrounding ridge and furrow does not impinge on the mound.

{6} SP 70874794. The remains of a sub-circular mound in an exposed hill top position under permanent pasture. It formerly measured c 20.0m in overall diameter, and survives to a height of c 1.8m on the S side. The N side and interior have been mutilated by digging, but there is trace of an original central depression.
On the E and W is the remains of a once surrounding 'scraped out' ditch c 0.4m deep. The mound is in the midst of and is respected by amorphous medieval enclosure pattern, and rig and furrow. This is almost
certainly a windmill mound, typical in size and situation to this region. Surveyed at 1:2500.

<1> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1974, Archaeology In Northamptonshire 1973, 9/108 (checked) (Article). SNN9109.

<2> HALL D.N., 1973, Paulerspury survey 1973, 3/68 (checked) (Article). SNN77045.

<3> 1974, Medieval Archaeology (18), 18/216 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN37093.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.116/Site 19 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<5> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<6> Linge, John R, 1975, Field Investigator's Comments, F1 JRL 23-JAN-75 (Notes). SNN116082.

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Feb 4 2025 8:08PM