Monument record MLI60040 - Moated Site, Spanby

Summary

Manorial moated site with fishponds at Spanby.

Type and Period (3)

  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

When scheduled in 1970, the moat consisted of a rectangular area approx 35 yards x 25 yards surrounded by a wet ditch 15-20ft wide. The central area was raised 6ft above the water. {1} This site is likely to have been the site of the manor house at Spanby. As well as the moat itself, fish ponds have been noted. Prior to the Conquest, the land was held by the manor of Swaton, and by 1086 belonged to Colsuain as part of his manor of Ouseby. A manor house was constructed on the site during the 12th century, when the land was held by John, son of William Filiot. In the early 16th century it was the principal residence of Arthur Spanby. The moated site is now flat and under cultivation with no evident surface remains of the moat or the island. A survey of 1979 depicted a subrectangular island measuring 26m by 22m which was raised approximately 1m above the surrounding ground level. The island was enclosed by a moat, approximately 12m in width and 1m deep, with a narrow outlet channel located close to the north eastern corner of the moat. The island was levelled, the moat infilled and the site ploughed flat in 1980. This monument was descheduled in January 2001. {2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}{8}{9}{10}{11}

Sources/Archives (11)

  •  Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1970. AM 7. SAM 241.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 03 NE: 17.
  •  Article in Serial: 1981. MOATED SITES RESEARCH GROUP. no.8, p.15.
  •  Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1981. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1980' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.16, p.76.
  •  Scheduling Record: English Heritage. Mar 2001. Descheduling document for Spanby moated site. 91257.
  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 03 NE: W, BS.
  •  Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 2001. Inspector's Report on Spanby moated site - 91257. 91257.
  •  Unpublished Document: R.H. Healey and D.R. Roffe. Some Medieval and Later Earthworks in South Lincolnshire. pp.100-2.
  •  Article in Serial: BOND, C.J.. 1978. MOATED SITES RESEARCH GROUP. vol.5, p.11.
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. CLJ 54.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF0938: LI.828.1.1, 3-4.

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Grid reference Centred TF 0948 3804 (241m by 200m) Centre
Civil Parish THREEKINGHAM, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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