Monument record MLI10036 - 'Kings Hill', Wrangle

Summary

'Kings Hill', Wrangle.

Type and Period (3)

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Full Description

Kings Hill is a fine motte and bailey castle, still strong and undamaged. Extensive foundations within the moated area indicate a house of some importance. The site is scheduled. {1}{2}{3}{4} Only the motte with its bailey to the south have survived, the published earthworks to the east, west and south having all been ploughed out. Disturbed areas on top of the motte and within the bailey probably indicate the site of buildings. The site was re-surveyed at 1:2500 by the Ordnance Survey. {5} A possible Grange of the Abbey of Waltham Holy Cross or a motte and bailey castle with outworks. Foundations existed within these outworks, indicating a substantial house (thought by C W Phillips in 1931 to be moated manor called 'The Ivorys'). {6} In 1937, Roman and medieval pottery was found during trenching at TF41345310. In 1959, Roman pottery and a kiln site were found at TF415532, after ploughing at the north end of the site and in 1960, Roman pottery, including samian and colour-coated ware were found and also medieval pottery was found at TF412531A. In 1966, an unusual St Neots handle was found in a rabbit scrape at TF414532. There may be confusion between this site and 'The Ivorys' placed by the Ordnance Survey at TF44585306. Romano-British pottery was found in 1967 by J. Sleight at TF416530A at the end of the site. Pottery from various of these sites is in the City and County Museum store at Lincoln. {7}{8}{9}{10}{11} See Healey and Roffe for a detailed history and a brief description. {12}{13}

Sources/Archives (13)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. WRANGLE. TF 45 SW:1,1965, D.A..
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Pishey Thompson. 1856. The Histories and Antiquities of Boston. P609.
  •  Index: HBMC. 1961. ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. 63.
  •  Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946-71. RAF POST WAR COLLECTION. 106G:UK;1730; 4209-10,1946, .
  •  Index: SMR FILE. WRANGLE. TF 45 SW:C,1976, R.W.H..
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Allen, Thomas. 1834. The history of the county of Lincoln, from the earliest period to the present time. VOL1 P13.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. GAZ WRN 5.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). 2nd Rev Edn p815.
  •  Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. EW 52-53,1950, .
  •  Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. LH 23-25,1953, .
  •  Scheduling Record: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1998. REVISED SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 22742. MPP 23.
  •  Unpublished Document: R.H. Healey and D.R. Roffe. Some Medieval and Later Earthworks in South Lincolnshire. UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT.
  •  Article in Serial: Healey, H.. 1964-65. Boston and South Lincolnshire Archaeology Group Annual Report. pages 6-9.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 4140 5305 (397m by 322m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish WRANGLE, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Nov 24 2022 10:13AM

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