Monument record MLI50279 - FORMER MOATED SITE AT KETTLEBY THORPE, BIGBY
Summary
FORMER MOATED SITE AT KETTLEBY THORPE, BIGBY
Type and Period (3)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 50279
THE DESERTED VILLAGE OF KETTLEBY THORPE SURVIVED AS EARTHWORKS, WHICH APPARENTLY INCLUDED A SMALL MOATED SITE, A SET OF FISHPONDS AND A MANORIAL COMPLEX, AND VILLAGE STREETS AND PROPERTIES, UNTIL 1964 WHEN THEY WERE CONVERTED TO ARABLE. LIMITED EXCAVATION AND OBSERVATION OF THE LEVELLING, TAKEN WITH DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE, CONCLUDED THAT MUCH OF THE VILLAGE WAS DESERTED BY 1450, PERHAPS AS A RESULT OF THE TENURE OF THE TYRWHITT FAMILY. {3}
A WATCHING BRIEF ON THE SITE RECORDED MEDIEVAL BOUNDARIES, PITS AND A SUNKEN PATHWAY. {5}
Copies of five photographs, by Rex and Eleanor Russell, of the rescue excavations at Kettleby Thorpe DMV were taken from Scunthorpe Museum records. They were taken in 1964, and all of site 1, the 'Manor House'. {11}
A small annular bead of transluscent glass was found on the site of Kettleby Thorpe DMV in 1968. {11}
Sources/Archives (11)
- <01> SLI2386 Index: OS CARD INDEX. BIGBY. TA 00 NW 11 -.
- <02> SLI2907 Index: SMR FILE. BIGBY. TA 00 NW B;C -.
- <03> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. PP VI, 41.
- <04> SLI648 Article in Serial: Eleanor Russell, et al.. 1974. 'Excavations on the Site of the Deserted Medieval Village of Kettleby Thorpe, Lincolnshire' in the Journal of the Scunthorpe Museum Society. SERIES 3, NO 2.
- <05> SLI5168 Report: York Archaeological Trust. 1995. Watching Brief at Kettleby Quarry, Kettleby Thorpe: An Interim Report. -.
- <06> SLI776 Article in Serial: J.B. Whitwell (ed.). 1966. 'Archaeological Notes, 1964 and 1965' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. VOL 1 P 51-2.
- <07> SLI175 Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. FP13, 14; UB2, 6.
- <08> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TA0407:LI.489.1.1-7,1994, .
- <09> SLI697 Article in Serial: F.N. Field and I. George. 1995. Archaeology in Lincolnshire. VOL 30 P 38.
- <10> SLI5478 Aerial Photograph: 1075/60-61, 20/7/1977.
- <11> SLI5480 Graphic Material: Scunthorpe Museum records. Bigby. Copies in SMR parish file.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TA 0417 0809 (403m by 657m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BIGBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Excavations at Kettleby Thorpe (ELI228)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief at Kettleby Quarry, Kettleby Thorpe (ELI565)
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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