Monument record MLI41145 - MEDIEVAL WATER-CONTROL FEATURES AND FISHPONDS
Summary
MEDIEVAL WATER-CONTROL FEATURES AND FISHPONDS
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SCHEDULED AREA ARE THE EARTHWORKS OF A SERIES OF PONDS AND MOATS LINKED BY THE VALLEY'S WATER-COURSE, MADE UP OF FISHPONDS AND CHANNELS. ADJACENT TO THE WEST IS ANOTHER RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE , SURROUNDED BY A WATER-FILLED MOAT WHICH IS LINKED ON THE WEST TO A SUBRECTANGULAR POND. THESE MOATED ENCLOSURES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE OF MEDIEVAL ORIGIN WITH POST MEDIEVAL ALTERATIONS. EXCLUDED FROM THE SCHEDULING ARE THE FARM BUILDINGS AND YARD AT ABBEY FARM, AND ALL FENCES; THE GROUND BENEATH THESE FEATURES IS, HOWEVER, INCLUDED. THE GROUND BENEATH THE MAIN FARMYARD AREA AND THE BUILDINGS WHICH ENCLOSE IT, COVERING AN AREA ROUGHLY 50 M SQUARE, IS EXCLUDED TO A DEPTH OF 0.5 M ALTHOUGH THE GROUND BELOW THIS DEPTH IS INCLUDED. FOR A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE WHOLE MONUMENT SEE REVISED SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 22624. {1}{2}, HTM 80M
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI4255 Scheduling Record: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1996. REVISED SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 22624. MPP 23.
- <2> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF2792,3:LI.331.1.15-17,1993, .
- <3> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. FO48,49,51,52,1951, .
- <4> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. AFQ11,1962, .
- <5> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. CFI52,1978, .
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 2792 9301 (340m by 139m) |
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Civil Parish | NORTH ORMSBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- Related to: Medieval Settlement Remains, North Ormsby (Monument) (MLI41146)
- Related to: Possible Prehistoric Field System Remains, North Ormsby (Monument) (MLI43237)
- Related to: Post-Medieval Garden Remains and Park, North Ormsby (Monument) (MLI41147)
- Related to: Post-Medieval Settlement Remains, North Ormsby (Monument) (MLI43236)
- Related to: The Gilbertine priory of St Mary, North Ormsby and a post dissolution house (Monument) (MLI43582)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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