Mill Mound at Windmill Hill

1 A ‘motte’. In 1961 ditch was fairly well preserved in places. The mound is located on Windmill Hill. 1967 the ditch had been ploughed away and there was no evidence to suggest that this was anything other than a windmill mound. 1976 the mound, situated on a north-east south-west ridge, measures, at ground level, 25m E-W and 20m N-S. There are traces of a surrounding ditch on the E and S. The summit, at 3m height, has been dug into from the N side to a depth of 1m. The situation would be equally admirable for a motte or mill. It is probable that the feature represents a mill mound modelled out of an existing motte.
2 A tree covered mound in the middle of a ploughed field.
3 I can see no reason to suggest that this mound is anything other than a mill mound.
4Any mill had already gone by 1817 when the origonal OS 2 inch to 1 mile drawings show it as a barrow. Still most likely to be a mill mound.