Element record L8792 - Human bone, Windmill Hill, Cotgrave

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ARTEFACT SCATTER (Unknown)

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Grid reference SK 64429 35759 (point)
Map sheet SK63NW
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Cotgrave, Rushcliffe

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During excavation of P Med post mill, scattered pieces of human bone were discovered. Adult male, 25-35 years, with evidence of a blow to the head with a sharp blade. There is a local story of an unpopular miller who disappeared, and a body found at the mill c 1812 (but NB E Med cemetery nearby). (1)
See M5410 for windmill, M1183 for E Med cemetery.


<1> Rushcliffe Archaeology Group, 1973, Gozen's Hill Mill, Cotgrave (Published document). SNT1217.

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  • <1> Published document: Rushcliffe Archaeology Group. 1973. Gozen's Hill Mill, Cotgrave.

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Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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