Monument record MLI50494 - SITE OF A DEFENDED MANORIAL ENCLOSURE AT GOLTHO
Summary
SITE OF A DEFENDED MANORIAL ENCLOSURE AT GOLTHO
Type and Period (7)
- RINGWORK (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 850 AD to 1080 AD)
- MANOR HOUSE (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 850 AD to 1080 AD)
- TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 850 AD to 1080 AD)
- WEAVERS WORKSHOP (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 850 AD to 1080 AD)
- KITCHEN (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 850 AD to 1080 AD)
- HOUSE (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 850 AD to 1080 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 850 AD to 1080 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A COMPLEX OF STAVE-BUILT HALL, BOWER, KITCHEN AND WEAVING SHED, SURROUNDED BY A DEFENSIVE RAMPART AND DITCH, FIRST CONSTRUCTED AROUND 850 AD ON PART OF THE MIDDLE SAXON SETTLEMENT. A SEQUENCE OF REBUILDINGS CULMINATED IN A REPLANNING IN THE PERIOD c1000-1080 WITHIN A LARGER DEFENSIVE ENCLOSURE. THE POSSIBLE MANORIAL ENCLOSURE WAS SUPERSEDED BY THE BUILDING OF A MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE IN c1080. {2}{3}
FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION SEE BERESFORD, 1987. {3}
The dating of the pottery from this excavation needs some revision in the light of recent research. {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI3038 Index: SMR FILE GOLTHO. GOLTHO. TF 17 NW:S -.
- <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. pp8-12, 29-83, 121-2.
- <4> SLI81 Article in Monograph: Paul Everson. 1993. 'Pre-Viking Settlement in Lindsey' in Pre-Viking Lindsey. P 91.
- <5> SLI5411 Article in Serial: Paul Everson. 1990. Medieval Settlement Research Group Annual Report. pages 9-14, Vol 5.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1160 7743 (122m by 101m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GOLTHO, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Nov 18 2024 8:36AM
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