Monument record 821/3 - Earthworks at Dairy House Farm

A bank across the mouth of steeply incised valley containing the Firwood Brook. A further earthwork runs from the end of the bank curving down slope towards the road (1). The bank forms a dam across the course of the book and water would have backed up into the valley forming a pond. The other earthwork may be a leat. It is probable that this is associated with the reputed mill at Dairy House (CHER 821/2). The specific location of any mill buildings is unknown, but they are likely to be located to either side of the dam (2).

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<2> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R (Oral Communication). SCH2330.