Monument record MLI53131 - Settlement of Scothern
Summary
The settlement of Scothern dates from before the Norman Conquest and survives to the present day.
Type and Period (5)
- SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD? to 2050 AD)
- FLOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Undated)
- PIT (Unknown date)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The settlement of Scothern appears as larger than average in the run of medieval documentation and not significantly or permanently affected by decline. There were five tenurial holdings in 1086 which probably resulted in its remarkable street pattern. There are several foci of settlement. One of the manors was granted to Barlings Abbey at the beginning of the 13th century by Robert Bardolf and held until the Dissolution when it included a capital messuage called 'le lordshipp'. This may account for the large block on the north side of High Street at its west end, centred on the present manor house, where pasture fields contain slight and unsurveyed earthworks. The adjacent properties along the north side of High Street may have had a regular planned origin. {1}
Earthworks, including ridge and furrow and tofts and crofts, are visible on aerial photographs and on the ground around the village. {2}{3}
A small excavation in 1976 in a front garden revealed a 13th century house floor composed of clay and limestone rubble, with occupation material including pottery, bone and freshwater mussel shells overlying it (PRN 53131a - TF 0348 7750). {4}{5}
An undated ditch or wide shallow gully was identified during a watching brief (PRN 53131b - TF 0334 7750). {6}{7}
Several undated features were identified during a watching brief at Back Lane (PRN 53131c - TF 0369 7740). These include a pit, part of an infilled pond, two metalled surfaces, a small stone-filled pit which may have been a soak-away, and a couple of probable tree throws. The pond had been present until at least the mid 20th century when the site was part of a farm. The metalled surfaces may represent an earlier route of Back Lane. The tree throws probably relate to a small orchard present on the site prior to development. It appears that the site was previously used as farmland. {8}{9}
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. pp.9, 25, 28, 51, fig.AN.
- <2> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF0376: LI.543.1.1-3.
- <3> SLI681 Article in Serial: CLAY, SIR C.. 1966. LINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY. vol.1, pp.14-6.
- <4> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 07 NW: AW, BD.
- <5> SLI3829 Photograph: PARISH FILE. SCOTHERN. P3/76/17.
- <6> SLI7157 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2001. Scothern area water main rehabilitation scheme. SWM00.
- <7> SLI7158 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2001. Scothern area water main rehabilitation scheme. LCNCC.
- <8> SLI12909 Report: Mike Jarvis Archaeological Services. 2009. Back Lane, Scothern: Archaeological Watching Brief. BLS09.
- <9> SLI12910 Archive: Mike Jarvis Archaeological Services. 2009. Back Lane, Scothern: Archaeological Watching Brief. LCNCC 2009.57.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0351 7730 (832m by 522m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SCOTHERN, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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