Monument record MLI30083 - Castle Hills ringwork and bailey
Summary
Castle Hills ringwork and bailey
Type and Period (4)
- MOTTE AND BAILEY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RINGWORK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CASTLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MANOR HOUSE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1343 AD? to 1609 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 30083
West of church are traces of the foundations of a large moated mansion or castle, supposed to have been built in the reign of King Stephen by one of the Bussey Family, who were resident here until c1609. The site is a low circular motte with a bailey to south. Foundations are traceable both on the motte and outside the bailey. Two roads and ponds exist within ridge and furrow; other earthworks are amorphous. Survey 25inch revised.{1}
An irregular ring motte or inner enclosure, large enough to have contained main buildings, with bank highest in south-east corner and ditch. Traces of light outer bailey to south. During a watching brief from Haydor to Aisby, material from the collapsed outer earthworks of the castle was found on the south side of the site. However, in the absence of dateable material the association can only be tentative.{8}{10}{11}
A medieval ringwork and bailey situated on Castle Hills, occupied by a manor house in the later medieval period. In 1086, the land was held by Guy de Craon as part of his manor of Osbournby. By the beginning of the 13th century, the manor of Haydor was held by a tenant, Roger de Rudston, and in 1343 documentary sources record the presence of a manor house with outbuildings, a dovecote and a garden. By the 16th century, the manor of Haydor had descended to the Bussey family.{13}
Creasy noted in his History of Sleaford the former existence of 'an edifice of vast size. The foundations...are singularly traceable, and...the immense banks of earth...speak...of its ancient strength and glory'.{14}
The pond at the north-eastern corner of the monument is not included in the scheduling, nor are the three ponds to the east. All fence posts and water troughs are excluded from the scheduling, although the ground beneath them is included.{13}
Sources/Archives (15)
- <1> SLI2554 Index: OS CARD INDEX. HAYDOR. TF 03 NW:1,1965, B.H.S..
- <2> SLI408 Article in Serial: TROLLOPE, E.. 1863. Associated Architectural and Archaeological Societies’ Reports and Papers. P 32.
- <3> SLI887 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Third Edition. P 563.
- <4> SLI2089 Index: PHILLIPS, C.W.. C.W. PHILLIPS PRIVATE INDEX. -.
- <5> SLI2087 Index: HBMC. 1961. ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. 63.
- <6> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). -.
- <7> SLI175 Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. ABJ84;ACM53;AHB13.
- <8> SLI4175 Scheduling Record: HBMC. AM 7. SAM 120.
- <9> SLI3081 Index: SMR FILE. HAYDOR. TF 03 NW:F,1930, -.
- <10> SLI5163 Report: PRE-CONSTRUCT ARCHAEOLOGY. 1997. HEYDOUR WATER MAINS REPLACEMENT. HAP96.
- <11> SLI1541 Archive: PRE-CONSTRUCT ARCHAEOLOGY. 1997. HEYDOUR WATER MAINS REPLACEMENT. LCNCC 95.97.
- <12> SLI204 Aerial Photograph: THOMSON B. 1990-91. Aerial photographs taken by B. Thomson. -.
- <13> SLI7029 Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 30/07/2001. Castle Hills ringwork and bailey, Haydor. SAM 33128.
- <14> SLI883 Bibliographic Reference: Allen, Thomas. 1834. The history of the county of Lincoln, from the earliest period to the present time. Vol II, Book V, Chapter II, p.290.
- <15> SLI7129 Index: South Kesteven records. Haydor. SK42.13; SK42.14; SK42.20; SK42.21.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 0073 3971 (159m by 213m) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | HEYDOUR, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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