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Summary

Mound on high ground, surrounded by water

Monument Types

• WINDMILL MOUND (Historic: period uncertain - 410 AD to 1900 AD)
• MOAT? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)

Associated Events

• Evaluation of A120 Little Hadham (by-pass) road corridor, 2016 (Ref: BLH16)

Protected Status

• Scheduled Ancient Monument 1005257: MOATED MOUND
• Area of Archaeological Significance 108
• Scheduled Ancient Monument 21:10941
• Sensitivity Map: mill mound, n of hadham hall

Full description

Circular moated mound c.22.25m in diameter overall; mound rising c.3.5m above water level <1>. Moat ditch c.7m wide with causeway on the SE side. Possible mill mound or ornamental feature. Informal excavation revealed that the original feature was shallow <2>.
After inspection, it is clear that this is a windmill mound, not a moated site <3>. It lies on high ground.
An evaluation trench dug in 2016 just to the north revealed part of a ditch running north-south, and a pit. Although the pit contained a little worn animal bone there was nothing to date either feature <4>.

RCHM (England), 1911, Inventory of the historical monuments in Hertfordshire, - p146 (Bibliographic reference). SHT9222.

<1> Ancient Monuments Field Report (Unpublished document). SHT8300.

<2> OS Records (Index). SHT8223.

<3> Information from Mark Landon, 21.6.2011 (Verbal communication). SHT4982.

<4> Streatfeild-James, Jake, 2016, A120 bypass (Little Hadham) and flood alleviation scheme, Hertfordshire: archaeological evaluation, RNO 3706, Tr 32 (Report). SHT17906.

Sources and further reading

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