Information for record number MWA3724:
Site of Undated Mill Mound 800m W of Peter Hall

Summary The possible site of a windmill of unknown date. The site is suggested by a mound on which the windmill may have stood. No traces of the mound now remain above ground. The site is located 800m north of Coombe Countryside Park.
What Is It?  
Type: Windmill, Windmill Mound
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Combe Fields
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 80
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A 'tumulus' marked on the OS map N of Combe Abbey is of doubtful antiquity.
2 The siting on a small hill and the nearby farm suggest that this was a windmill. Recent building and ground clearance have removed all traces of the mound.
3 Included in gazetteer.
4 The mound may have been a feature in planned rides to the north of Combe Abbey during the 17th century.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WM
Author/originator: WAS
Date: 1979
Page Number: 16
Volume/Sheet: Windmills Gazetteer
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: VI
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Combe Abbey, Coventry, Warwickshire. An archaeological evaluation
Author/originator: Coventry Museum
Date: 1991
Page Number: 41
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 29NE1
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1967
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 29NE1
   
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source Antiquity Antiquity is a journal about archaeological research and is published four times each year. The journal includes articles about archaeology from all over the world, from the Palaeolithic to the present. Each issue includes an editorial, brief reports, current news in colour, research papers and notes, full review coverage of new archaeological books and occasional special sections on selected topics. back
source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
source WM Warwickshire Museum Aerial Photograph Collection. A collection of oblique and vertical aerial photographs and taken by various organisations and individuals, including the Royal Airforce, The Potato Board, Warwickshire Museum. The collection is held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument WINDMILL * A tower-like structure of wood or brick with a wooden cap and sails which are driven around by the wind producing power to work the internal machinery. Use with product type where known. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument WINDMILL MOUND * An artificial mound of earth indicating either the former site of a windmill or built as the base of a post windmill. back
monument RIDE * A road or way for riding on horseback within a park or estate. back
monument MOUND * A natural or artificial elevation of earth or stones, such as the earth heaped upon a grave. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CLEARANCE * An area of ground which has been cleared of plants and other obstruction. back

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