Monument record 2965/1/0 - Undated earthwork mounds, possibly post-medieval windmills

Marked as tumuli on old maps, more likely to have been windmills. Now a housing estate.

{1} Two 'Tumuli' marked on a map of 'Bannaventa & its environs'; unlikely to have been barrows; Approximately SP 7489 7061 and SP 7489 7065. Nothing visible on air photos or on 1st editions.

{2} Windmill in 1688.

{8} Indicated site covered by housing estate.

Fieldname- Long piece (?);

<1> 1878, The Archaeological Journal (35), 35/395 (Journal). SNN287.

<2> 1688, Map of Brixworth (NRO IL 3702, NRO Map 1555), (unchecked) (Map). SNN20822.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, (unchecked) (Series). SNN77381.

<4> Hall D.N.; Martin P., 1977, N.C.C. Parish File, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN20784.

<5> Wetton, 1849, Guidebook to Northampton and its Vicinity, p.98 (unchecked) (Book). SNN1032.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP77SW23 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<7> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP77SW25 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<8> Colquhoun, FD, 1969, Field investigators comments, F1 FDC 04-FEB-1969 (Notes). SNN112950.

Record last edited

Dec 7 2023 10:01AM