Monument record MLI40784 - HOMESTEAD MOAT AND SITE OF MANSION OF GUEVARA FAMILY

Summary

HOMESTEAD MOAT AND SITE OF MANSION OF GUEVARA FAMILY

Type and Period (3)

  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1599 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1599 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1599 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A 16th century homestead moat and the site of the mansion of the Spanish Guevara family. {1}{2} It has a strong dry moat 70m long and 66m transversely. The depth of the moat is 1.8m below the natural ground surface. No visible buildings remain. The area is now (1963 and 1977) under conifer plantation. {3} There is large undressed stone dumped in the ditch from the adjacent fields, possibly from the deserted site. {4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Index: SMR FILE. STENIGOT. TF 28 SE L,1929, PHILLIPS, C.W..
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Allen, Thomas. 1834. The history of the county of Lincoln, from the earliest period to the present time. P88.
  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. STENIGOT. TF 28 SE 4,1977, SEAMAN B H.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. STENIGOT. TF 28 SE N,1976, AJW.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 2577 8153 (118m by 115m)
Civil Parish STENIGOT, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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