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
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 -.
Map
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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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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