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Mill Hill
Hob Uid: 378739
Location : Essex Braintree Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TL7643027830
Summary : Windmill mound, alleged moat.
More information : (TL 76432783) Moat (NR) Mill Hill (NAT) (1) Moated mound. (2) Mill Hill (name confirmed), not a homestead moat but a windmill mound, about 1.6m. high with a 18.0m diameter top, lying on level upland clay. The northern half of the mound is encircled by a strong waterfilled ditch, 18.0m wide by 3.2m. deep, but no continuation can be traced on the south side; the ditch ends are terminated deliberately. Published survey (25") revised. (3) Listed by Cathcart King. (4)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Moat, Windmill Mound
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence, Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TL 72 NE 5
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1975-04-25
End Date : 1975-04-25

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Mill Hill