Monument record MLI12542 - Bozon Hall, Kirton
Summary
Bozon Hall, Kirton.
Type and Period (3)
- MANOR HOUSE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1799 AD)
- IRON WORKING SITE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Part of the old Bozon Hall, probably the brick shell and chimney stack, are incorporated in a modernised small house in King's Road, Kirton: A most unimpressive building. The moat is ploughed out. Published survey (25inch) revised. Now a lorry depot. {1}
There appears to have been a manorial site here since at least the early medieval period, and Bozon Hall is first mentioned specifically in documentary sources in 1377. An archaeological evaluation to the south of Wash Road revealed part of the moat ditch, which appears to have been infilled during the 18th century when the land was enclosed. Several structures were found within the confines of the moat; presumably these were associated with the manorial complex. These structures include a possible smithy which appears to have been operational during the post medieval period, although metal working there may have originated as early as the late Saxon period. Further settlement remains were also found outside the moat (see PRN 13868). {2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI2589 Index: OS CARD INDEX. KIRTON. TF33NW2,1965, D.A..
- <2> SLI10949 Report: Cambridgeshire Archaeological Field Unit. 2006. Late Saxon to Post Medieval Manorial and Settlement Remains to the South of Wash Road, Kirton. WRKI 06.
- <3> SLI10950 Archive: Cambridgeshire Archaeological Field Unit. 2006. Late Saxon to Post Medieval Manorial and Settlement Remains to the South of Wash Road, Kirton. LCNCC 2006.135.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3109 3815 (39m by 39m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KIRTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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