Monument record TQ 85 SW 79 - Castle mill
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 835 532 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TQ85SW |
County | KENT |
District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Civil Parish | LEEDS, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
[TQ 835 532] Watermill. Only the walls are left of the 13th century Castle Mill, whose breast shot wheel was fed from the castle moat. The remains of a pair of stones, probably 19th century, are in the bottom of the wheel pit. (1) [TQ 8352 5319] The overgrown remains of the mill (incorporated into the Outer Barbican of the castle) are at present being refurbished; scaffolding now encases the ruined walls. (2) Additional bibliography. (3) HE archive material: TAY05 Taylor, C C: Leeds Castle Park, Kent This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.Report of an archaeological field investigation of the park for Leeds Castle Enterprises Ltd, carried out in 1996.Contents : Report, correspondenceCondition : INTACT
<1> Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 47 (A J Haselfoot) (OS Card Reference). SKE44233.
<2> F1 MJF 13-Mar-86 (OS Card Reference). SKE43027.
<3> Arch Cant 71 1957 113-114 (R H Goodsall) (OS Card Reference). SKE35483.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 85 SW 45 - March, 1986 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4518.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE44233 OS Card Reference: Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 47 (A J Haselfoot).
- <2> SKE43027 OS Card Reference: F1 MJF 13-Mar-86.
- <3>XY SKE35483 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 71 1957 113-114 (R H Goodsall). [Mapped feature: #29315 watermill, ]
- <4> SKE4518 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 85 SW 45 - March, 1986.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 6 2023 12:25PM