Site of post-medieval windmill at Radwinter (EHER 1508)

Remains of a post-medieval mill mound. When the site was visited in 1978, half of the feature had been quarried away, with soil dumped over the remainder, and the whole area was overgrown. No evidence of the mill was seen, although a windmill is recorded on the Tithe Map and the Ordnance Survey 1" map.

Site of a corn wind mill, demolished about 1900. <1> Visible on Chapman and Andre map of 1777. <2> Very mutilated mill mound 2m high, on high ground. Half quarried away, further soil dumped over what remains. It is overgrown and shows no evidence of a mill but a wind mill is shown on the OS 1" of 1902-1903 and on the Tithe Map of 1838-1839. Site Assessment = Half quarried away and soil dumped over what remains. <3> - <5> Approximately 2m high mound, bramble-covered. A ditch is still extant on the roadward side. The side facing the field has been damaged, possibly by a machine. There has been some dumping of rubbish in the ditch. Mound has large number of rabbit burrows in it. Partly destroyed, no masonry etc. is visible. Could have been enlarged by use as an agricultural dump. Part destroyed on the west side. Sited at edge of a field near the crossroads at the Plough public house, Radwinter. Location shown on SMR sheet. Drawing of mound on back of SMR sheet. <6> - <8> NRHE data transfer: January 1978. Field survey. A very mutilated mill mound 2.0m high is situated on high ground. Half the feature has been quarried away and further soil dumped over the remainder. The whole is overgrown and shows no evidence of the mill, but a windmill is shown at the OS 1" 1902-3, and on the Tithe Map <9>. <10> See: <11>