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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SE 265 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Mediaeval Windmill Mound , Randall Heath |
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Summary
A probable roundbarrow with associated ditch found during field survey work in 2004.
Excavations in 2014 as part of the Randall Manor Archaeological Dig has proven this to be the site of a Mediaeval Windmill Mound
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6774 7051 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SE |
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| Parish: | SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- POST MILL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (at some time))
Full description
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A probable round barrow on Randall Heath, c 30m diameter with traces of a probable ditch and possible berm on its western side. The mound stands to a height of c. 1.8 m and has a central depression (probably resulting from antiquarian activity) at its top measuring c 2.20m in diameter and c.0.45 m in depth. Rock fragments contained in its top fill. [1]
50m polygon assigned to central NGR
Excavations in 2014 as part of the Randall Manor Archaeological Dig (2005-2014)has proven this to be the site of a Mediaeval Windmill Mound
<1> Oxford Archaeology, 2005, Shorne Wood Country Park (Unpublished document). SWX12846.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2005. Shorne Wood Country Park. |
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