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Windmill (Kyloe)

(NU 05884095) An old oak framework was found whilst working a quarry 950 yards north east of Kyloe church and c.350 yards west of the ninth milestone from Berwick to Newcastle. It lay at a depth of 8ft below ground level and consisted of two oak beams 18ft long, varying from 8ins to 10ins square, laid at right angles to each other and morticed together at the centre, where there is an opening for an upright beam 5ins x 8ins in plan. This upright had been strengthened at its base by cleets or other side pieces and further supported by double struts on each side; wooden bolts have been used and there is no trace of iron having been used at all.
A similar frame, found when excavating what was thought to be a barrow, proved to have been the foundation of a windmill (a).
There is no tradition of a windmill having existed here; opinions ventured suggest that the frame may be the foundation of a memorial, probably a cross, to mark the spot on which the body of St Cuthbert first rested on the mainland when removed from Lindisfarne in AD 868. A point in favour of this is the name of the place where the frame was found, ie Mount Hooly, which may be a corruption of Mount Holy.
The framework is to be re-erected at Haggerston. (1)

No further information. The quarry is disused, and the framework cannot be located in Haggerston. (2)

Additional reference (3)
N4101
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Medieval (1066 to 1540)
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1964; E Geary


Source of Reference
Local History of Kyloe

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