Monument record MLI42451 - A SUPPOSED 'CAMP' LOCATED W OF SOUTH ORMSBY
Summary
A SUPPOSED 'CAMP' LOCATED W OF SOUTH ORMSBY
Type and Period (2)
- MILITARY CAMP ? (Undated)
- MOUND (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Full Description
AT THIS LOCATION TRACES OF AN ANCIENT ENCAMPMENT, INCLUDING THREE MOUNDS 18FT IN DIAMETER, ARE RECORDED. IT IS ALLEGED THAT NEARBY CAMPAIGN FARM TAKES ITS NAME FROM A ROMAN ENCAMPMENT AND THAT LARGE SANDSTONE BLOCKS WERE FOUND HERE IN 1850. THERE IS ALSO A TRADITION THAT CROMWELL LODGED HIS TROOPS HERE PRIOR TO THE BATTLE OF WINCEBY. CANON TATUM REPORTS A 'CAMP' AT TF348765 AT GUT FAUX PLANTATION. ALTHOUGH THE TRADITION OF A CAMP STILL EXISTS THE EARTHWORKS COULD NOT BE TRACED WHEN VISITED IN 1964. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI3277 Index: SMR FILE. SOUTH ORMSBY CUM KETSBY. TF 37 NE G,1930, PHILLIPS, C.W..
- <2> SLI2737 Index: OS CARD INDEX. SOUTH ORMSBY CUM KETSBY. TF 37 NE 4,1964, SEAMAN B H.
- <3> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. P730.
- <4> SLI842 Bibliographic Reference: STUKELEY, W.. 1789. BRITANNIA. VOL2 PP272-3.
- <5> SLI3277 Index: SMR FILE. SOUTH ORMSBY CUM KETSBY. TF 37 NE J -.
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Location
Grid reference | TF 351 762 (point) Centre |
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Civil Parish | SOUTH ORMSBY CUM KETSBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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