Monument record MLI35037 - KENNULPH'S STONE, CROWLAND

Summary

KENNULPH'S STONE, CROWLAND

Type and Period (2)

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Full Description

After a succession of lawsuits about the possessions of Crowland Abbey in the marshes, and the appointing, in 1389, of a commission to enquire into the marking of boundaries, new stone crosses were erected at Kenulfston and elsewhere. In 1394 men of Deeping destroyed the cross and were imprisoned in Lincoln Castle, where they remained till their friends set up another cross at Kenulfston. A modern block of stone with date 1817 has been erected on the old base, which stands on the banks of the Welland. {1}{2}{3}{4} Kenulph's Stone, Scheduled.{1} ONE OF SIX CROSSES SET DOWN TO MARK THE BOUNDARY OF CROWLAND.{6}, HTM 3.5M

Sources/Archives (6)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. CROWLAND. TF 20 NW:3,1965, -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William Page (ed). 1906. The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2. VOL 2 P 112.
  •  Article in Serial: DAVIES, D.S.. 1915. 'Ancient stone crosses in Lindsey and Holland Divisions of Lincolnshire' in Lincolnshire Notes and Queries. VOL 13 P 141-2.
  •  Index: HBMC. 1961. ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. 63.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. CROWLAND. TF 20 NW:A -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. GAZ CRO39.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 20959 09190 (2m by 1m)
Civil Parish CROWLAND, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish DEEPING ST JAMES, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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