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Summary

Windmill mound, probably representing reuse of a prehistoric barrow.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1018525: Bowl barrow 80m north west of Windmilland Cross

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS40SE/8
• Old SAM Ref: 32197
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS40SE4

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• WINDMILL (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? (Between) to 1750 AD? (Between))

Full description

Minchinton, W. + Parsons, S., 1971 - 1973, Further Windmills in Devon, 109 (Article in Serial). SDV13006.

Minchinton, W., 1977, Windmills of Devon, 49 (Monograph). SDV12997.

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Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978 - 1981, SS40SE4 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV21320.

Visited 17/11/1978. At SS46750398 at the summit of a long ridge is a grass covered mound of earth with no visible ditch, possibly the site of the windmill which has given its name to the locality "Windmill and Cross". No remains of a structure have existed within the memory of the local owner, who has always assumed the mound to be a mill site. It measures 18 metres in overall diameter and 0.7 metre in height, with a flat top 9 metres across. The lack of any masonry suggests a post-mill although it may have originally been a barrow, subsequently utilized. Other details: Plan.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1999, Bowl Barrow 80m north west of Windmilland Cross (Schedule Document). SDV339659.

There is a strong possibility that the Windmilland bowl barrow (Monument 71208) was reused as the base for a later windmill, which in turn gave its name to the nearby crossroads. Other details: 32197.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV1004 - SS40SE4

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