| 词条 | Windmill Tump |
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DescriptionIt is approximately {{convert|21|m}} wide and {{convert|60|m}} long, and is oriented from east to west.[4] The construction consists of approximately 5,000 tons of stone, under a mound.[1] The only portion of the stones that can still be seen is a fake entrance, which lies at the eastern side of the mound.[1] The site is managed by Gloucestershire County Council, under the guardianship of English Heritage. ExcavationsDigging took place in 1863, and again in 1939, after which the mound was restored.[1]The site contains two tombs, behind the false entrance, with passageways to the north and south. The tombs contained the remains of ten adults and three children.[1] Animal remains were also uncovered, including boar tusks, horses teeth and calf jawbones.[2] Two tombstones, were unearthed in the first dig, and these are approximately {{convert|8|ft|6|in|m}} in height, and a third and larger stone was leaning against them, seemingly placed in that position.[2] It was noted at the time that this specific arrangement was similar to cromlech mounds in Kilkenny, Ireland, and in Cornwall.[2] The third stone may have been placed in this manner for use in sacrifices.[2] Evidence of structured walls to support the cairn were also discovered. with a double-thickness wall surrounding the entire structure, and further walls providing strength in a transverse direction.[2] EtymologyThere is no evidence that a windmill ever existed in the location; instead, one possible etymology derives from the word Nant from Nantoush, meaning "The diffuser of fire or light",[2] and the English word win which has similar meaning.[5] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{citation|title=English Heritage|author=Lord Montagu of Beaulieu|page=84|publisher=English Heritage / Macdonald Queen Anne Press|editor=P.H. Reed|year=1987|location=Hampstead Road, London|isbn=0-356-12773-7}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{citation|title=Our British ancestors: who and what were they?|author=Samuel Lysons|publisher=J.H. and J. Parker|year=1865}} 3. ^{{citation|title=Water and wind power|author=Martin Watts|publisher =Osprey Publishing|year=2000|isbn=978-0-7478-0418-5|page=23}} 4. ^{{citation|title=Discovering Prehistoric England|issue=283|author=James Dyer|edition=2|publisher =Osprey Publishing|year=2001|isbn=978-0-7478-0507-6}} 5. ^{{citation|title=The Ethnological journal, Issues 1-9|publisher=Trübner & Co.|year=1865|page=263| accessdate = 2010-11-17| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=tA04AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA263}} External links{{Commons category|Windmill Tump}}
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