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Bridge Mill
Hob Uid: 81008
Location : East Riding of Yorkshire Bridlington
Grid Ref : TA1661067600
Summary : Site of a corn windmill, mentioned late 16th/17th century. Excavation of the mound revealed a Neolithic burial; a Mesolithic flint working site.
More information : [Area centred TA 16596753] sited from map in authority. A corn windmill called the Bridge Mill, is mentioned in various documents relating to Bridlington, dated 1591, 1595, 1623 and 1631. (1) At TA 16616760 is a mutilated mound possibly the remains of a windmill mound. A 25" survey has been made. (2) During the excavation of the mill standing on Bessingby Hill in 1969 and 1970 a Neolithic burial was discovered together with evidence of Mesolithic occupation. (3-4) Mesolithic finds including cores, scrapers, microliths, axes and blades/flakes listed from Bessingby at a NGR of TA 165 676 (general). (5)

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Source details : Purvis J S 1926 Bridlington Charters etc 16th-19th century (pp 39 44 57 78)
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Source details : F1 RWE 02-JUN-60
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Source details : Yorkshire Archaeol J 42 1970 388
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Source details : Yorkshire Archaeol J 45 1973 19-38 40 plan illus
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Source details : Wymer J J (ed) 1977 Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales, CBA Research Report 20 (349)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Mesolithic
Display Date : Mesolithic
Monument End Date : -4000
Monument Start Date : -10000
Monument Type : Lithic Working Site
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Monument Period Name : Neolithic
Display Date : Neolithic
Monument End Date : -2200
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Burial
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Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Post Mill, Corn Mill, Windmill Mound
Evidence : Destroyed Monument

Components and Objects:

Period : Mesolithic
Component Monument Type : Lithic Working Site
Object Type : MICROLITH, SCRAPER (TOOL), AXE, BLADE, FLAKE
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Humberside)
External Cross Reference Number : 501/511
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TA 16 NE 10
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1960-06-02
End Date : 1960-06-02

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1969-01-01
End Date : 1970-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Bridge Mill