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Quarkers Mount, Bannister Green
In the civil parish of Felsted.
In the historic county of Essex (Modern Authority of Essex, 1974 county of Essex).
Called suspect low motte by King although not put in his 'possible' list which would equate to my questionable catagory. Mound, probably site of a wind mill, c100ft in diameter at base and 12ft high. Artificial mound in garden of cottage, known as Mill Cottage, c3.5 high, flat top c16.2m x 10.6m. Originally may have been circular but it seems that a sloping extension was built on the east side from the top of the mound down to the road. A wet moat surrounds roughly half the perimeter on the west side of the mound. The south side of the faces the front of the cottage and has been made into a rockery. Excavated 1946-1947. Quaker burials found (see 1256). Tithe map of 1844 marks it as Mill Hill, cottage as Mill Cottage. No finds from excavations could be used to date the mound. It is generally thought to be a tumulus, also used as a mill mound and Quaker burial ground. OS 1975-feature takes advantage of exposed position in level area.. Appearance and shape are typical of windmill steads in the region. Tail of the mound at the east end and the surrounding semi-circular ditch are indicative. Ditch is shallow, waterfilled, cut seems contemporary with mound. No evidence it ever completely surrounded the mound. Disused by C17 its appearance and name are conclusive of its use and probable origin.
This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL69522042
PastScape number;
376413
County Sites and Monuments Record number; 1254, 1255, 1256
Books
- King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p144
RCHME, 1921, An inventory of the historical monuments in Essex. Vol2 [central and south-west] p84
Gould, Chalkley, 1903, in Doubleday, Arthur and Page, Wm (eds), VCH Essex Vol1 p294
Journal Articles
- Trow, C., 1948, Essex Review Vol57 p100-103 [unprofitable excavation report]
French, J., 1909, Essex Archaeological Society transactions Vol10 p258
French, J., 1892, Essex Naturalist Vol6 p100-1
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