Medieval to post-medieval motte or windmill mound at Little Horham (EHER 4674)
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Summary
Motte or mill mound or both, levelled by ploughing.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 596 295 (37m by 38m) Polygon corroborates with OS historic maps. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THAXTED, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Motte or mill mound or both. Site of Little Horham. <1>
Photo in SMR. <2>
Nothing at all on MSRG card. <3>
See also: <4>
NRHE data transfer:
June 1975. Field survey.
On a prominent ridge within a coppice is a windmill mound, moated on three sides only, the north-west, south-west, and south-east. It measures overall about 35.0m north-west to south-east by 28.0m transversely and rises 2.8m above the ditch. There is a roughly-circular depression in the summit, 0.4m deep. Little Horham is shown and named on OS 25" but it is now demolished and ploughed over. Surveyed at 1:2500. <5> <6>
Cropmarks of a similar circular feature visible only as a cropmark located approximately 175m to the south-east are recorded separately under EHER 17201.
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX16387 Photograph: Unknown. unknown. TL52-078.
- <3> SEX16388 LIST: Unknown. unknown. TL52-078.
- <4> SEX53053 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1872-1890. Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1st Edition). OS. Paper. 1:10,560. OS 6" 1st ed.
- <5> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 NKB 12-JUN-75.
- <6> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL52NE11, 1975, Plan card only.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL52-078
- NRHE identifier: 373353
- National Monuments Record: TL 52 NE 11