Summary
Highdown Windmill is shown standing on maps of 1595, 1610, 1724, c.1740, 1795, 1813 and 1825.{1} The site was identified by Irving in the SW. corner of the hillfort and survives as a circular mound with a central depression.
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Monument Types
- WINDMILL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
Highdown Windmill is shown standing on maps of 1595, 1610, 1724, c.1740, 1795, 1813 and 1825.{1} The site was
identified by Irving in the SW. corner of the hillfort (see 2234). He also notes that the mill stood 'till a few years ago'.{2}
This was apparently John Oliver's mill taken down in 1826. A mill stood here since before 1587 when it is shown on an
Armada map of the S. coast. {3}{4} For the Miller's Tomb see 2289. The brick base of a mill remains as a mill mound at
the SW corner of the hillfort.{5}{6}
Sources
(1) Bibliographic reference: Aldsworth FG. 1975. TQ00SE51.
(2) Bibliographic reference: Irving GV. 1857. JBAA. 13:289 plan
(3) Bibliographic reference: Lane Fox AH. 1869. Archaeologia. 42:Pl VI
(4) Bibliographic reference: 1961. Survey notebook by local school
(5) Bibliographic reference: Batten MI. 1930. English Windmills. 114-4
(6) Bibliographic reference: Aldsworth FG. 1976. TQ00SE51.
References
- SNA69302 - Report: Scott Chaussee. 2020. Detailed Gradiometer Survey of Highdown Hill.
Other Statuses and References
- HER/SMR Reference (External): 2295
Associated Events
- ENA10136 - Remote Sensing, Geophysical Survey at Highdown Hill
Associated Finds
None Recorded
Related Records
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