Monument record MLI52598 - RECTANGULAR CROPMARK AND EARTHWORK ENCLOSURE KNOWN AS BUSDYKE
Summary
RECTANGULAR CROPMARK AND EARTHWORK ENCLOSURE KNOWN AS BUSDYKE
Type and Period (3)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
MEDIEVAL RECTANGULAR CROPMARK, KNOWN AS BUSDYKE, WHICH IS 480-450 FEET EAST- WEST AND 560-510 FEET NORTH-SOUTH, WITH A POSSIBLE ENTRANCE ON THE EAST. BARLEY CONSIDERS IT TO BE A HUNTING LODGE OF THE BISHOPS OF LINCOLN. HE STATES THAT IT WAS IN EXISTENCE BY 1237, ALTHOUGH THIS MENTION MAY REFER TO THE PARK PALE AT STOW. IT IS THOUGHT THAT IT MAY BE A WOODLAND BANK. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI3072 Index: SMR FILE HARDWICK. HARDWICK. SK 87 NE:L,1963, JBW.
- <2> SLI225 Article in Serial: M.W. Barley. 1964. 'The Medieval Borough of Torksey: Excavations 1960-2' in The Antiquaries Journal. VOL 44 PP 169-172.
- <3> SLI2545 Index: OS CARD INDEX. HARDWICK. SK 87 NE:1,1962, COLQUHOUN F.
- <4> SLI3696 Map: PARISH FILE. HARDWICK. -.
- <5> SLI3659 Map: OS. 1956. OS 6 INCH SERIES. SK 87 NE.
- <6> 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.
- <7> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK8775:LI.678.4.1,1995, .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 8787 7558 (177m by 200m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HARDWICK, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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