Monument record MLI51292 - Possible Former Garden Earthworks, Northorpe

Summary

Possible former garden earthworks, to the east of the Manor House at Northorpe.

Type and Period (2)

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

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Ploughed earthworks of ponds and other features to the south of the deserted medieval settlement site to the north-west of Northorpe produced no pottery during field walking. The earthworks may therefore represent former garden features associated with the manor house (see PRN 55947). {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 89 NE: 8.
  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. SK 89 NE: B.
  •  Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. RZ 64 & 66, 1956.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. p.141, figs.103-4, archive notes.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK8996: LI.3.1-5.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 8916 9710 (265m by 117m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish NORTHORPE, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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