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Monument record TR 05 SW 7 - Windmill mound, Kings Wood, Godmersham
Summary
A suspected windmill mound is located in King's Wood. This mound is fairly large at 30m in diameter and nearly 2m in height and has a large flat top. Thus its position and general appearance suggest it is most likely a windmill mound. The proximity of a small quarry is though to be further evidence in support of this identification, as this could have acted as a source of material for the mounds construction. There is no evidence of this structure on the Ordnance Survey historic maps but a record of a smock mill is noted in Jenny West's Windmills of Kent of 1979.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 0348 5021 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR05SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | ASHFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | GODMERSHAM, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
In a fold of the hills in a cleared portion of the Challock Forest, at TR 03495021, is a large flat-topped apparently unditched mound, some 30.0m in diameter and 1.7m in height; its position and general appearance suggest a windmill mound. This is emphasised by the proximity of a small quarry, the dimensions of which suggest it as the source of the mound's material. Surveyed at 1:2500. (1) Wye, smock base, disappeared in recent years. (2)
<1> F1 FGA 23.03.65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42961.
<2> The Windmills of Kent 1979 107 (Jenny West) (OS Card Reference). SKE50543.
<3> Field report for monument TR 05 SW 7 - March, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5237.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 17 2021 2:40PM