Monument record MDO7758 - Windmill on Windmill Knap, Langton Matravers
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Summary
Site of a former windmill, attested by cartographic evidence (Taylor's 1765 map) and other documentary evidence.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Hutchins refers to a hunting lodge belonging to the Royal Forest of Purbeck as situated 'on a hillock near Swanwich (Swanage), where there are ruins of a windmill'. <1>
Robinson <2> considered 'Windmill Knapp' hill to be the site (but see windmill mound at SZ 00907894).
SZ 007801. The representation of a windmill with the description 'Old Windmill' appears on Taylor's map of 1765,
and Mills notes a Dorset County Museum deed of 1656 that refers to 'Windmill ground … with the Windmill that stands, thereon, the Windmill-house'. 'Windmill Grounds' and 'Twelve acres by Windmill' are on the Tithe Map of 1838 and the names 'Windmill Knap' and 'Windmill Barn' are shown here on OS 6" 1963. <3-4>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX4496 Monograph: Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds). 1861. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 1. Vol 1. 463.
- <2> SWX8476 Monograph: Robinson, C E. 1882. A Royal Waren, Picturesque Rambles in the Vale of Purbeck.
- <3> SWX2852 Monograph: Mills, A D. 1977. The place-names of Dorset, Part 1. 1. 40.
- <4> SDO19174 Article in serial: Bone, M. 1980. Notes and Queries for Somerset and Dorset 31 March 1980. 14.
- <5> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 597.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457685.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 0055 8010 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ08SW |
| Civil Parish | Langton Matravers; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 013 053
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 SW 54
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457685
Record last edited
Apr 16 2023 8:48AM