Monument record MLI51002 - POST MEDIEVAL PROSPECT MOUND SOUTHWEST OF HALL FARM

Summary

POST MEDIEVAL PROSPECT MOUND SOUTHWEST OF HALL FARM

Type and Period (3)

  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE SITE OF THE HALL A PROSPECT MOUND 3.5M HIGH, STANDS AT ONE CORNER OF THE FORMAL GARDEN OF THE LATE C16 OR EARLY C17. DESPITE DAMAGE BY THE ADJACENT MODERN BARN, A HOLLOWED SPIRAL PATHWAY CAN BE TRACED GIVING ACCESS TO THE SUMMIT, WHERE STOOD A GAZEBO SHOWN AS AN C18 GOTHICK BUILDING IN NATTES' DRAWINGS OF 1793. {1} The prospect mound lies at the western end of the formal garden, approximately 150m to the west of the Hall, giving a view eastwards over the gardens towards the Hall and westwards over the surrounding countryside. A gazebo, depicted in the 18th c. drawing of the house and gardens, formerly stood atop the mound. {6} The course of the now defunct serpentine to the east of the Hall is not included in the scheduling. All fences are excluded from the scheduling, although the ground beneath them is included. {6} See also PRNs 51003, 51004 and 50294, also included as part of the scheduling.

Sources/Archives (6)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. pp55,107;Figs42,78-9;NOTE.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. HARPSWELL. SK 98 NW:A,1981, TMA.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). 2nd Rev Edn p368.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2931/35-36,1977, .
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9389:LI.611.3.2,1994, .
  •  Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 2000. Harpswell Hall: a post-medieval house and gardens overlying medieval settlement remains. SAM 33122.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 9315 8987 (50m by 48m)
Civil Parish HARPSWELL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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