Roman mound or post-medieval windmill, Green Hill, north of Abbess Roding (EHER 4505)
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Summary
An irregular mound 20m wide x 1m high situated at a modern road fork on the line of Roman road 30.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5721 1199 (25m by 25m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ABBESS BEAUCHAMP AND BERNERS RODING, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
An irregular mound 20m wide x 1m high situated at a modern road fork on the line of Roman road 30. Truncated by modern road widening which exposed a thin layer of metalling. <1> in <2>
Mill mound, site established by finding of mill stones under a ladder into the barn at Greenhills. Site Assessment = Truncated by modern road widening. <3>
Note: SMR gives OS card ref as TL51SE27 but this refers to another wind mill.
NRHE data transfer:
In 1926, Miller Christy observed a mound some 25 feet across and 12 feet high close to Green Hill Farm, after which the farm's name is derived. Although much overgrown and reduced to about 4 feet high, this was probably a botountinus, a mound used by Roman surveyors to lay out Roman road RR30. At 84.16m above OD, it is the highest point in the area. <4>
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. 1975.
- <3> SEX15830 CORRESPONDENCE: Dance, M.. 1977. SMR. A-600-1.
- <4> SEX73069 Serial: Essex Society for Archaeology and History. 2008. Essex Archaeology and History Vol. 39. p.126.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL51-128
- NRHE identifier: 1569109
- National Monuments Record: TL 51 SE 64