Monument record MLI50297 - MOATED SITE NEAR HERMIT DAM, LEA
Summary
MOATED SITE NEAR HERMIT DAM, LEA
Type and Period (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A SMALL MOATED SITE LYING 300M WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE MOATED SITE OF HERMIT DAM AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAME NATURAL BASIN. THE SITE HAS NOT APPARENTLY BEEN NOTED BEFORE. THE EARTHWORKS CONSIST OF A SMALL SUB- RECTANGULAR MOUNDED PLATFORM OF UNKNOWN FUNCTION AND DATE, MEASURING 19M BY 13M AND WITH A HEIGHT OF 1.7M-1.25M, WHICH HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY PLOUGHING. ITS PERIMETER IS DELINEATED BY A DITCH, WET IN PLACES, BUT WHICH HAS BEEN ENCROACHED UPON BY THE TRACK TO PRIORY FARM. THIS TRACK IS SHOWN ON AN ESTATE MAP OF 1826, NARROWING AT THIS POINT, AND THUS THE MOAT IS LIKELY TO PRE-DATE IT. THE LARGE RECTANGULAR EMBANKED POND LYING NORTH OF THE TRACK IS ALSO DEPICTED IN 1826. {1}~ JUST VISIBLE ON ST JOSEPH APs OF 1955 AND A PAUL EVERSON AP OF 1979. {2}{3}~, HTM 17M
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. pp ix,119;Fig 86; ARCHIVE.
- <2> SLI175 Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. PG 54-55,1955, .
- <3> SLI196 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2969/10,1979, .
- <4> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK8387:LI.694.4.1-4,1995, .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 8392 8705 (245m by 134m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LEA, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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