Monument record 1999/1/0 - Site of possible medieval/post-medieval windmill

Possible medieval windmill mound site, located south east of the village on the east side of the road to Mears Ashby. In 1899 a low mound was excavated in this area and charcoal, iron bolts, unspecified pottery, part of a knife, animal bones and a Nuremburg token of the 14th century were recovered. The field in which it lies was known as Windmill Bush in 1792. Summary from record 1999/0/0: Crop/soilmark: Good quality photography

{1} Excavation of a low mound, 35m in diameter and 1m high was undertaken in 1899. There was a clay lined depression which was 8m wide in the mound with another layer of clay above. It was asssumed to be a windmill mound. There were finds of pottery, iron bolts, part of a knife, animal bone and a 14th century Nuremburg token; fieldnames suggest it was a windmill (Windmill Field).

{2} Fieldname: Windmill Bush

Approx. SP 827667; spread by plough

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.145 site 9 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77380.

<2> 1792, Map of Sywell, (unchecked) (Map). SNN23211.

<3> 1725, Map of Sywell, (unchecked) (Map). SNN23179.

<4> 1900, NORTHANTS EXLPORATION SOCIETY - ANNUAL REPORT, 6-7 (Uncertain). SNN59870.

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

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Apr 12 2024 9:47AM