Monument record MLI60652 - Medieval building and ditch at The Hoplands, Boston Road
Summary
Medieval building and ditch at The Hoplands, Boston Road
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 60652
During an evaluation at the Hoplands, Boston Road, an east-west ditch was identified as a possible field or enclosure boundary dating to the thirteenth century from the pottery found. Post Roman utilisation of this area appears to suggest a rural, agricultural use from the eleventh to the thirteenth centuries. {1}{2}
Slightly south of the Hoplands investigations further medieval evidence was recorded. A building that appears to probably have been inhabited at the of time of the conquest was recorded. The building was small and L shaped with posts and a large stone hearth. It was extended, possibly in the 15th century. The extension had a large hearth and a stone flagged floor. Some of the stone used for the building may have been robbed from St Giles church, 180 metres north of the site. This building has previously been interpreted as a monastic grange, although this is now thought to be incorrect. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI1979 Report: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. 1997. The Hoplands, Boston Road, Sleaford: Archaeological Evaluation. HOP96.
- <2> SLI1740 Archive: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. 1997. The Hoplands, Boston Road, Sleaford: Archaeological Evaluation. LCNCC 172.96.
- <3> SLI8621 Bibliographic Reference: Shelia M. Elsdon. 1997. Old Sleaford Revealed: A Lincolnshire Settlement in Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and Medieval Times: Excavations 1882-1995. P43.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0781 4576 (122m by 175m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KIRKBY LA THORPE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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