Monument record MLI43590 - Woodhall Hall Moated Sites

Summary

Remains of two moats, thought have formed part of a larger manorial complex at Woodhall Hall.

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Remains of two moats, thought have formed part of a larger manorial complex at Woodhall Hall. Woodhall was formerly part of Buckland where in 1086 land was held by the King and the Bishop of Bayeux. The northern moat is the best preserved part of the wider site, surviving as a prominent earthwork which has been scheduled. It comprises an encircling ditch measuring about 1m deep and up to 10m wide, which encloses a rectangular island measuring roughly 40m by 25m. This central island is elevated about 1.2m above the surrounding land, likely indicating the presence of buried building remains, such as the suspected manor house and its outbuildings. A part infilling on the western arm, near the north western corner, may indicate an original point of access to the island, while a causeway crossing the northern moat arm is thought to represent a modern access. The second moat lies approximately 75m to the south-west of the northern moat. Whilst it has been ploughed out and levelled, it is easily discerned as clear cropmarks on historic aerial photographs of this area. It is also roughly rectangular in shape, with the same rough dimensions as the northern moat, though with its long axis running east to west (rather than north to south for the northern moat). The cropmarks appear to show an entrance in the northern side, with further cropmarks showing adjacent boundaries or possible water channels attached to the moat. Additional cropmarks show possible rectilinear platforms to the south and west of the southern moat, with further associated boundaries in the vicinity. Although the scheduling only covers the better surviving northern moat, significant below-ground deposits will likely survive across the wider site, with the features here potentially offering a siginificant contribution to an understanding of the inter-relationship of contemporary components of the medieval landscape. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}{8}

Sources/Archives (8)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 26 NW: B.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 26 NW: 2.
  •  Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. FO16-19 (1951).
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. LH63-64 (1953).
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF2167/TF2267: LI.582.6.1-5.
  •  Scheduling Record: HBMC. AM 7. SAM 149.
  •  Index: HBMC. 1961. ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. 64.
  •  Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 2000. Revised scheduling document 33123. MPP 24.

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Grid reference Centred TF 2199 6745 (218m by 185m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish WOODHALL, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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May 28 2026 10:01AM

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