Monument record TQ 55 SE 137 - Possible medieval mill site, Ightham Mote

A dam was constructed in this location to create a mill pond. A mill was probably built here in the medieval period, potentially pre-dating the main house. The earliest documentary record of a mill dates to 1583. A mill is shown on an estate map of 1692 but not on an estate map of 1803 [nor on the OS drawings of 1798 and 1799]. The post medieval mill therefore probably went out of use in the 18th century. (1)

A pond (TQ 55 SE 213) to the north of the site may have been an associated mill pond. (2, 3)

<1> Peter Rumley, 2007, Ightham Mote, Ivy Hatch, Kent: Archaeological Assessment of the Garden (Unpublished document). SKE18278.

<2> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.

<3> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.