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Post mill site
The site was associated with a former post mill in the Ditchling area.
Site overview
Ditchling had former post mill sites in the downland landscape south of the village. The site represented here is no longer occupied by a standing mill. No surviving mill body, roundhouse, trestle, sails, or machinery has been confirmed at the location.
Map
Map markers and directions links are provided for location reference only and do not indicate public access or permission to enter a site.
No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Ditchling had windmill sites associated with the village and the surrounding Downs. This site represents a former post mill location rather than a surviving windmill. The post mill structure has gone, and no surviving roundhouse, trestle, mill body, sails, windshaft, or machinery has been confirmed at the location.
The construction date, operating period, final working date, and demolition date have not been established for this specific site.
Timeline
Sources and records
List of windmills in East Sussex
Windmill World Sussex windmills gazetteer
Sussex Mills Group windmills gazetteer
Windmill World Sussex windmills gazetteer
Sussex Mills Group windmills gazetteer