Monument record MLI41481 - Medieval Moated Site, Bilsby

Summary

Remains of a medieval moated site at Bilsby. Thought to have enclosed an earlier, possibly medieval, hall or mansion.

Type and Period (2)

  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ? (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1800 AD?)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

Earthwork remains of a large homestead moat with adjacent external fishpond, surrounding the 19th century building of Bilsby Hall (see PRN 49412). It is claimed that the foundations of an extensive castellated mansion, supposed to have been the seat of the Bilsby Family, were located within the boundary of the moat. No surface indications of this earlier structure have been seen, however. {1}{2}{3} Possible traces of the original hall building were recorded in August 2001, during a magnetometry survey, conducted to inform the proposed construction of a new tennis court. The possible remains were identified as groups of magnetic anomalies, many of which appeared to respect the principal alignments of the surrounding moated enclosure. A distinct magnetic anomaly in the south-western part of the survey area was also thought to represent a spread of brick and tile, and may reflect a dump of material that derived from the demolition of this earlier structure. {4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 47 NE: G.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 47 NE: 23.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p.498.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Geophysics. 2001. Land at Bilsby Hall, Bilsby. PCG site code: BH01.

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Grid reference Centred TF 4682 7626 (189m by 213m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish BILSBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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