Monument record 680/1/1 - Probable Medieval/Post Medieval Mound

A low flat-topped mound surrounded by a water-filled ditch that lay between two fields called West and Middle Conigree in 1740. May have originated as the base of a windmill or have been connected with a rabbit warren

{1} A mound (SP 643479), lies on the summit of a hill south west of the village, on Boulder Clay at 137m above OD. It consists of an earthwork of a low flat-topped mound 15m in diameter and 0.25m high, completely surrounded by a water-filled ditch up to 10m wide. It certainly existed in its present form in 1740 {2} when it was depicted as tree-covered. At that time it lay between two fields called West and Middle Conigree. Its date and purpose are not known but it may have originated as the base of a windmill or have been connected with a rabbit warren as the field name suggests.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.24/Site 6 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<2> 1740, Map of Bradden, (unchecked) (Map). SNN13579.

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Jan 19 2024 1:04PM