Monument record MLI50493 - SITE OF A MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE AT GOLTHO
Summary
SITE OF A MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE AT GOLTHO
Type and Period (4)
- MOTTE AND BAILEY (Medieval - 1080 AD to 1150 AD)
- CASTLE (Medieval - 1080 AD to 1150 AD)
- TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (Medieval - 1080 AD to 1150 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Medieval - 1080 AD to 1150 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 50493
AFTER AROUND 1080, AND PERHAPS CONNECTED WITH THE SUBINFEUDATION OF THE MANOR, A SMALL MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE WAS ERECTED OVER AN EARLIER MANORIAL ENCLOSURE, WITH THE MOTTE IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SUB-RECTANGULAR EARTHWORK AND A GATEHOUSE AND A BRIDGE ON THE EAST SIDE. TWO SUCCESSIVE SINGLE-AISLED HALLS OF CLAY WITH VERTICAL POSTS PROVIDED DOMESTIC ACCOMMODATION. FINALLY AROUND 1150, THE BAILEY BANKS WERE PULLED IN TO CREATE A FLAT-TOPPED MOUND FOR A HALL OR PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE, SOON ABANDONED (PRN 51232). {2}{3}
SEE BERESFORD, 1987 FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION. {3}
PAUL EVERSON SUGGESTS THAT THE FINDS AND DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE SUPPORTS A LATER DATING - AT THE EARLIEST IN THE LATE 1130s; WITH A POSSIBLE ENFORCED SLIGHTING OF THE EARTHWORKS IN c1217. FOR A DETAILED DISCUSSION SEE LHA 1988. {7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI2512 Index: OS CARD INDEX. GOLTHO. TF 17 NW:12,1964, SEAMAN B H.
- <2> 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.
- <3> SLI1069 Bibliographic Reference: BERESFORD, G.. 1987. GOLTHO: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EARLY MEDIEVAL MANOR c.850-1150. pp5, 10, 14, 85-110, 122.
- <4> SLI175 Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. PE 89-94,1955, .
- <5> SLI182 Aerial Photograph: John A. East. 1978-80. John East Collection of Aerial Photographs. 1120.
- <6> SLI3038 Index: SMR FILE GOLTHO. GOLTHO. TF 17 NW:S -.
- <7> SLI694 Article in Serial: Paul Everson. 1988. LINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY. VOL 23 pp.93-99.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1160 7743 (121m by 101m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GOLTHO, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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