Monument record MLI50307 - Medieval Moated Site, Sykes Farm, Saxilby
Summary
Remains of a medieval moated site or possible grange, near Sykes Farm, Saxilby.
Type and Period (3)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- GRANGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MANOR HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A rectangular moated enclosure was identified in this location, following ploughing of this field in 1964. Medieval finds including fragments of glazed ridge tile, split stone tile, green glazed and shelly ware pottery were identified in the plough soil, along with fragments of worked stone. {1}
This moated site lies within the south-west quadrant of Ingleby township. Its principal building range was excavated in 1966-7, with remains of several structures exposed. The excavators believed the site to be the remains of a former manor house, comprised of an aisled hall, two-storey solar block with gardrobe tower and a kitchen. Building debris and tile elsewhere on the site indicated further structures in the vicinity. Pottery recovered during the excavations was believed to have a limited date range of 1275-1325 AD, and led to the site's interpretation as a short-lived attempt to create a new manor by engrossment of property in Saxilby with Ingleby. {2}{3}
Field survey conducted in 1977 found the overall dimensions of the moat under plough to be approximately 115m by 70m. Two sherds of Torksey ware were collected from here, in addition to 13th to 14th century Yorkshire, Nottingham and Lincoln ware, and Potter Hanworth shelly ware. A scatter of Roman grey wares was also identified (see MLI52821). An alternative interpretation of the site is that it represents a grange of the Gilbertine house at Catley which is recorded with a holding in Ingleby in 1303 and 1348, derived from gifts from before 1200 by Jocelin and Adam of Ingleby, that was the same size as that of Nocton Park which formed Aldagh Grange in the township. The perambulation of 1237, moving south from Holdaythgrayng refers also to Munkswong, which may allude to this area. The land block apparently associated with this moat is approached from the east by a way called Codder Lane, earlier Cady Lane. {4}
Remains of the moated site were noted as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI776 Article in Serial: J.B. Whitwell (ed.). 1966. 'Archaeological Notes, 1964 and 1965' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.1, p.52.
- <2> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. SK 87 NE: K.
- <3> SLI481 Article in Serial: J.B. Whitwell. 1969. 'Excavations on the Site of a Moated Medieval Manor-House in the Parish of Saxilby, Lincolnshire' in the Journal of the British Archaeological Association. vol.32, pp.128-43.
- <4> 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.
- <5> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK8777: LI.678.6.1.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 8761 7705 (121m by 90m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SAXILBY WITH INGLEBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 11 2021 1:54PM
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