Building record MCC6991 - Windmill Hill

Summary

Site of wind mill. Placename evidence for wind mill here in C16.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 881 166 (211m by 183m)
Map sheet TL81NE
Civil Parish MESSING-CUM-INWORTH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Site of wind mill. Recently cleared of shrubs and trees covering the site. Dark soil, large hand-made bricks, tile, flints exposed. Situated close to sites TL 81-87, and 106 (8350, 8378).<1> Sketch plan on back SMR sheet.<2> Placename evidence for wind mill here in C16 (see 8450).

Site Assessment = Shrubs and trees heaped for burning. Area has been `taken' into an existing, neighbouring field and will obviously be used for arable land.<1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> DESC TEXT: Wager, R. 1981. SMR.
  • <2> Map: Wager, R. 1981. SMR.

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jan 27 2020 1:38PM

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