Undated Mound at Abbey Fields

Mound at Abbey Fields, March 25th 2018.

Image courtesy of Darian Brookes

Description of this historic site

The site of an undated mound which is still visible as an earthwork. It has been suggested that it might be a windmill mound although there are no records of a mill standing at this site. The mound is located 300m east of the Kenilworth Castle.

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Notes about this historic site

1 On a plan of Kenilworth Castle and its environs by the Reverend E H Knowles, 1872, a bank is shown on the S side of the Finham Brook, which extends along almost the entire length of Abbey Pool. The mound appears to be the sole remaining portion. 1951: Dimensions – 20m E-W, 14m N-S, height 2m.
3 More than anything the mound resembles that for a windmill, but there is no record of a windmill here. Part of the N side of the mound has been eroded by the stream.