Monument record MLI60269 - Site of manor house and settlement at Holme Spinney, Beckingham
Summary
Site of manor house and settlement at Holme Spinney, Beckingham
Type and Period (3)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CASTLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
60269
To the south of Beckingham village are the remains of the important site of Holme Spinney manor house and settlement. The fortified area covers about 14 acres, and may have originally been a castle, and is continually mentioned in medieval records. {2}
The manor of Holme Spinney has an entry in the Domesday Book which at that time belonged to Gilbert de Gand. The assessment comprised 24 carucates of land with a minimum population of 59. This assessment included the surrounding settlements of Beckingham, Sutton and other hamlets. Two priests and two churches are also mentioned, one of which was probably the manorial chapel at Holme, the other being the church at Beckingham. {5}
The fortified manor house remains are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. The remains comprise a moat, mound, buildings, fishponds, water channels and drove road. These remains appear to have been ploughed out some time after 1971. {6}{7}{8}{9}
The earthworks were surveyed by the OS field inspector in 1964 and he recorded the remains of a motte and bailey castle with a surviving mound some 3.4m high. The mound and possibly some of the surrounding earthworks were levelled in 1971 and the Newark Archaeological Society carried out a rescue excavation. {10}
Sources/Archives (10)
- <01> SLI2379 Index: OS CARD INDEX. BECKINGHAM. SK 85 SE 3 -.
- <02> SLI2899 Index: SMR FILE. BECKINGHAM. SK 85 SE A -.
- <03> SLI4819 Unpublished Document: R.H. Healey and D.R. Roffe. Some Medieval and Later Earthworks in South Lincolnshire. VOL 1, P 134.
- <04> SLI558 Unpublished Document: BOND, C.J.. 1979. MOATED SITES RESEARCH GROUP. VOL 6, P 49.
- <05> SLI893 Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 24/78.
- <06> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK8751:LI.717.4.1-12, 1995.
- <07> SLI193 Aerial Photograph: 1946-98. RCHME. SK8751/1-4,6 (15/7/70 and 28/6/71).
- <08> SLI183 Aerial Photograph: HARTLEY, R.F.R.. 1980-92. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. 3314/1,4,8 Aug 1985.
- <09> SLI156 Aerial Photograph: C393 SK8751/1-2, 15/7/70 (RCHME?).
- <10> SLI8673 Unpublished Document: Skinner, R.. 2003. Notes on Holme Spinney. pp.6-8.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 8755 5186 (492m by 424m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BECKINGHAM, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (6)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photograph of Holme Spinney, 1971 (ELI3781)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photographs of Holme Spinney, 1970 (ELI3780)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photographs of Holme Spinney, 1985 (ELI3783)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photographs of Holme Spinney, post 1971 (ELI3784)
- Event - Intervention: Excavations at Holme Spinney (ELI4170)
- Event - Survey: Survey of Holme Spinney earthworks (ELI3739)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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