Site of Post Medieval Windmill at Pittern Hill
Description of this historic site
Documentary and earthwork evidence suggests that this is the site of a Post Medieval post mill, a type of windmill mounted on a post. It stood 450m west of Pittern Hill.
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Notes about this historic site
1 Pittern Hill. Built by 1725. Ceased early 19th century. Post mill.
2 Moved monument location from (NGR SP 3206 5146) after review of aerial photographs indicated a mill mound located on the highest point of Pittern Hill. Orignal monument extent based on grid reference in Wilfred A Seaby’s (SWA3295) windmil gazeteer.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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