Monument record MLI50284 - POSSIBLE ORNAMENTAL MOAT AT OLD HALL FARM, CAENBY
Summary
POSSIBLE ORNAMENTAL MOAT AT OLD HALL FARM, CAENBY
Type and Period (3)
- MOAT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POND (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GARDEN FEATURE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SUPPOSED MOAT - PROBABLY A DRAINAGE DITCH. IN 1964 SEAMAN REPORTED THAT THE FEATURE WAS ALMOST CERTAINLY A DRAINAGE DITCH. THERE WAS NO TRACE OF A POSSIBLE FOURTH ARM AND THE SITE WAS OVERLOOKED IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH. {1}{2}
THE F-SHAPED POND SITED ON LOW GROUND BELOW THE TERRACE ON WHICH THE HOUSE STANDS, MAY BE AN ORNAMENTAL FEATURE PERHAPS OF C18 DATE, ALIGNED ON THE HOUSE'S SOUTH FACADE. IT OVERLIES RIDGE-AND-FURROW, AND MAY HAVE BEEN FED BY A CHANNEL FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH OUTLETS IN THE SOUTH INTO DEEP DRAINAGE CHANNELS. {3}
1978 RCHM 1:1500 PLAN IN MAP TANK. {4}~, HTM 24m
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI2946 Index: SMR FILE. CAENBY. SK 98 NE:BJ,1983, D.E.S..
- <2> SLI2429 Index: OS CARD INDEX. CAENBY. SK 98 NE:2,1964, SEAMAN B H.
- <3> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. ARCHIVE NOTES.
- <4> SLI3605 Map: RCHME. 1978. Earthwork survey of Caenby parish. Paper. 1:1500. 1:1500 IN MAP TANK.
- <5> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9989:LI.49.6.1,1994, .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0001 8912 (143m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAENBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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