Monument record MLI60282 - Hall Garth, Metheringham

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Hall Garth, a possible medieval moated site, Metheringham

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PRN 60282 A possible medieval moated site, interpreted by Ordnance Survey as a drainage system linked to a system of old ditches. The enclosed area, as seen on the 1904 OS map, apparently contained amorphous earthworks thought to have mainly been caused by a sewage pipe. Local tradition has it that an 'old grey-stone house' stood on the site.{1}{2}{3}{8} Developmental planning for the housing development on the site began in 1961. {6} The housing development itself was not carried out until 1966. {9} A watching brief identified a probable former watercourse at TF0723 6117, noting that no watercourses are recorded on available maps of this site. Based on this, the supposition is that the watercourse is actually an element of the moated site. The earthworks recorded on the 1904 OS map show a large moat, with the western and eastern arms appearing to continue southwards (towards the observed watercourse), possibly enclosing a further area, or directing water elsewhere. It is suggested that these arms could lead to features which are no longer extant, such as manorial fishponds, and that the channel recorded during the watching brief may therefore be artificial and/or medieval.{4}{5} There is a spring behind the brewery on Drury Street which is still bubbling, and presumably fed the moat to Hall Garth moated site. {7}

Sources/Archives (9)

  •  Index: SMR FILE. METHERINGHAM. TF 06 SE 7,1964, RWH.
  •  Unpublished Document: BOND, C.J.. 1979. MOATED SITES RESEARCH GROUP. NO.6 P50.
  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. METHERINGHAM. TF 06 SE 7,1964, FRH.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Dec 1998. Metheringham Mains Replacement Scheme. MMR97.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Dec 1998. Metheringham Mains Replacement Scheme. LCNCC 245.97.
  •  Correspondence: Baker, F. T.. 1961. Correspondence re housing development. -.
  •  Index: NORTH KESTEVEN RECORDS. METHERINGHAM. NK 39.8, 19.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF0761:LI.889.5,6.1, 1996.
  •  Correspondence: Credland, M.. 2009. Correspondence re Housing Development. -.

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Grid reference Centred TF 0729 6132 (251m by 294m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish METHERINGHAM, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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