Monument record MLI13277 - SITE OF BARGATE POUND, BOSTON

Summary

SITE OF BARGATE POUND, BOSTON

Type and Period (1)

  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

A POUND FOR STRAY CATTLE STOOD IN BARGATE NEAR THE NORTH END OF THE SHEEP PENS. {1} ITS EXISTENCE IS POSSIBLY INDICATED BY CORPORATION RECORDS IN 1681(?). THE POUND IS MARKED ON BOTH HALL'S (1741) AND ARMSTRONG'S (1779) PLANS OF THE TOWN OF BOSTON. {2}{3}{4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: Pishey Thompson. 1856. The Histories and Antiquities of Boston. P206.
  •  Map: HARDEN G. 1978. MED BOSTON AND ITS ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS. P21.
  •  Map: HALL R. 1741. A PLAN OF THE BOROUGH AND PORT OF BOSTON. -.
  •  Map: Captain Andrew Armstrong. 1779. Armstrong Map of Lincolnshire. -.

Map

Location

Grid reference TF 3304 4447 (point)
Civil Parish BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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