Monument record MLI60685 - Eagle Settlement
Summary
The settlement of Eagle.
Type and Period (4)
- SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD? to 2050 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The settlement of Eagle, is first mentioned in the Domesday Book, where several landowners in Eagle are recorded. It was known at the time of the Domesday Survey as Acley. The church is also mentioned. It is then documented throughout the medieval period. {1}
A medieval ridge and furrow field system was noted on aerial photographs and during archaeological monitoring of works on a water pipeline. Some of the ridge and furrow had been destroyed by the expansion of Eagle village. Medieval pottery was recovered from many of the fields crossed by the pipeline, and from land adjacent to High Street (PRN 60685a - SK 8785 6725). {2}{3}{4}{5}
There were between 30 and 40 families recorded in Eagle in the early 18th century. {6}
Enclosure occured in 1841. {7}
Traces of medieval ridge and furrow were noted in the field to the west of Eagle County Primary School in April 2006, during the archaeological monitoring of new development within the school grounds (PRN 60685b - SK 8746 6730). The remains were visible as a series of slight parallel linear earthworks, aligned on a roughly east to west axis. {8}{9}
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI5431 Bibliographic Reference: Morris, J. (ed.). 1986. Domesday Book for Lincolnshire. 16/49, 44/18, 48/15, 56/14.
- <2> SLI5138 Report: LINDSEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 1997. Eagle to Harby Water Main Pipeline. SWP96.
- <3> SLI1508 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1997. Eagle to Harby Water Main Pipeline. LCNCC 49.96.
- <4> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. SK8766: LI.689.1.1,1997,.
- <5> SLI5528 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1996. Eagle to Harby Water Main Pipeline DTA. -.
- <6> SLI6090 Bibliographic Reference: R.E.G. Cole. 1913. Speculum Dioeceseos Lincolniensis sub Episcopis Gul: Wake et Edm: Gibson A.D.1705-1723. Part 1: Archdeaconries of Lincoln and Stow. p.43.
- <7> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.344.
- <8> SLI11148 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology (Lincoln). 2006. Eagle County Primary School, Eagle. PCA site code: EAPS06.
- <9> SLI11149 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology (Lincoln). 2006. Eagle County Primary School, Eagle. LCNCC 2006.96.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 8764 6715 (1063m by 956m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EAGLE AND SWINETHORPE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (16)
- Related to: All Saints Church and churchyard, Eagle (Monument) (MLI80448)
- Related to: Chapel House, High Street, Eagle (Building) (MLI80474)
- Related to: Church Farm cottages, Church Lane (Building) (MLI80473)
- Related to: Eagle malt kilns (Monument) (MLI80463)
- Related to: Eagle windmill, north east of Eagle village (Monument) (MLI80462)
- Related to: Ford Cottage, High Street (Building) (MLI80466)
- Related to: Former smithy, High Street (Monument) (MLI80465)
- Related to: Holly Cottage, High Street, Eagle (Building) (MLI80457)
- Related to: Holly Cottage, north side of Scarle Lane (Building) (MLI80471)
- Related to: Methodist chapel (Free United), High Street, Eagle (Building) (MLI80475)
- Related to: Nos 1 and 3 Scarle Lane and outbuildings (Building) (MLI80470)
- Related to: Site of pinfold, Eagle (Monument) (MLI80464)
- Related to: The Elms Farmhouse, Eagle (Building) (MLI80459)
- Related to: The Homestead, Eagle (Building) (MLI80460)
- Related to: Village farmhouse, east side of High Street (Building) (MLI80467)
- Related to: War memorial, forming a gateway to the church in Eagle (Building) (MLI80458)
Related Events/Activities (3)
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Record last edited
May 10 2023 11:02AM
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