Monument record MLI33425 - MOATED SITE NORTH OF LANGTOFT HALL
Summary
MOATED SITE NORTH OF LANGTOFT HALL
Type and Period (2)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RABBIT WARREN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 33425
AFTER CROSSING THE LANGTOFT OUTGANG ROAD A SECTION OF THE CAR DYKE FORMS THE LEFT ARM OF A MOAT NORTH OF LANDTOFT. TROLLOPE SUGGESTS THAT THE MOAT SURROUNDED AN OLD MANSION (THAT OF THE HYDES? - SEE PRN 33412). IN 1965 BAIRD REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO FOUNDATIONS ON THE ISLAND. {1}
HOMESTEAD MOAT. {2}
A MOATED SITE OF MORE OR LESS RECTANGULAR SHAPE, ENCLOSING AN AREA 110M LONG (NORTH-SOUTH) BY 35M EAST WEST. THE DRY DITCHES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION WHEN VISITED, AVERAGING 1.7M DEEP AND VARYING FROM 8-15M WIDE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE ENCLOSED PLATFORM WAS EVER ANY HIGHER THAN AT PRESENT. THE LOCATION OF THIS MOAT AND ITS UNUSUAL ELONGATED FORM SEEMS TO PRECLUDE HABITATIVE USE BY MAN, YET IT IS LIKELY THAT IT SURROUNDED A MANORIAL APPURTENANCE OF SOME KIND. AN ESTATE MAP OF 1890 APPEARS TO CONFIRM THIS, FOR THE FIELD IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTHWEST IS CALLED 'CONEYGREE PIECE'. THE SIZE AND FORM OF THE MOATED AREA IS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE RECORDED SIZES OF SOME RABBIT WARRENS. THE USE OF A DITCH, EITHER WET OR DRY, AROUND AN ARTIFICIAL WARREN IS ALSO KNOWN. {3}, LENGTH 110M, WIDTH 35M, HTM 6M
The moat survives as earthworks on aerial photographs of c.2000. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2593 Index: OS CARD INDEX. LANGTOFT. TF 11 SW:15,1965, BAIRD J.
- <2> SLI3120 Index: SMR FILE. LANGTOFT. TF 11 SW:AP,1983, DES.
- <3> SLI4819 Unpublished Document: R.H. Healey and D.R. Roffe. Some Medieval and Later Earthworks in South Lincolnshire. VOL 1 pp117-8;VOL 2 Fig92.
- <4> SLI8381 Aerial Photograph: Get Mapping. 2000. Digital National Imaging for Lincolnshire vertical aerial photographs. -.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1255 1329 (119m by 118m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LANGTOFT, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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