Monument record 0043800000 - REAR OF BUCKINGHAM ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Possible Medieval windmill mound (DBC8807)
Map
Type and Period (1)
- WINDMILL MOUND (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)
Description
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
WINDMILL APPROX AT NGR SHOWN ON LANGDON'S ESTATE MAP OF 1595/6, APPARENTLY IN 'WINDMILNE HILL FURLONG' (B1).
OS MAP MARKS 'WINDMILL HOUSE' APPROX AT NGR (B2).
MOUND VISIBLE ON AP. FIELD VISIT (1973) FINDS VERY LARGE, FLAT TOP ROUND MOUND, WELL DEFINED DITCH, DIAMETER LIP OF DITCH TO LIP OF DITCH C.40M; HEIGHT BASE OF DITCH TO MOUND TOP 2M. SLIGHTLY OFF-CENTRE IS A +-SHAPED DEPRESSION: ?POSTMILL SUPPORT. SITE 5M NE OF PUB, PARTLY IN PUB GROUNDS (B3)(& SEE CASS 0483).
Site visit made by Sandy Kidd (BCC) in August 2005 following report of damage to earthworks. Topsoil had been stripped from the west side of the mound revealing stone spreads, patches of burnt clay and a few medieval and post-medieval finds. The north side of the ditch had been partly infilled with soil and there was surface disturbance to the central part of the mound (B5).
Windmill not shown at this location in Langdon's 1595/6 All Souls College estate map, nor is 'Windmilne Hill Furlong'. A field named 'Windmill Hill' is shown further to the north [See CAS 06593] (B6).
Sources (7)
- ---SBC18753 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF CPE/UK 1792.3182. SP702355. Yes.
- <1>SBC7285 Map: 1595/1596. LANGDON'S ESTATE MAP OF MAIDS MORETON 1595/6. SEE ALSO BERESFORD MW 1957 HISTORY ON THE GROUND PP68-86.
- <2>SBC10498 Map: OS 2IN DRAFT MAP (COPY IN BRO, OSD 1).
- <3>SBC5342 Verbal communication: 1975. E J BULL AND M E FARLEY (BCM) MAY 1975 PERS COMM.
- <4>SBC10564 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1975. OS RECORD CARD SP 73 NW: 20.
- <5>SBC23319 Unpublished document: Sandy Kidd. 2008. Notes, sketch plan and photos made during site visit in August 2005.
- <6>SBC24471 Unpublished document: Lyn Robinson. 2014. Correspondence and copy of Langdon's All Souls College estate map of 1595-6.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 70227 35549 (point) (Exact) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MAIDS MORETON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (5)
- SHERD (12th Century to 14th Century - 1100 AD to 1399 AD)
- RIDGE TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TILE (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
- HORSESHOE (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
- NAIL (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Survey: Field visit (EBC16017)
- Event - Survey: Field visit (EBC17153)
- Event - Survey: Topographic earthwork survey (EBC17418)
Record last edited
Jan 22 2016 10:15AM
