Monument record MLI51002 - POST MEDIEVAL PROSPECT MOUND SOUTHWEST OF HALL FARM
Summary
POST MEDIEVAL PROSPECT MOUND SOUTHWEST OF HALL FARM
Type and Period (3)
- GARDEN FEATURE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- MOUND (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GARDEN (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)
- <1> SLI1063 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.
- <2> SLI3076 Index: SMR FILE. HARPSWELL. SK 98 NW:A,1981, TMA.
- <3> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). 2nd Rev Edn p368.
- <4> SLI196 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2931/35-36,1977, .
- <5> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9389:LI.611.3.2,1994, .
- <6> SLI5950 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) |
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Civil Parish | HARPSWELL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (4)
- Related to: EARTHWORKS OF SETTLEMENT REMAINS AT HARPSWELL (Monument) (MLI51003)
- Related to: Harpswell Hall: a post-medieval house and gardens overlying medieval settlement remains (Monument) (MLI51004)
- Related to: MOATED SITE SOUTHWEST OF HALL FARM, HARPSWELL (Monument) (MLI50294)
- Related to: THE SERPENTINE, SOUTHEAST OF THE SITE OF HARPSWELL HALL (Monument) (MLI51005)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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