Monument record MLI60727 - Mound, Aswarby Park
Summary
Mound in Aswarby Park. Possibly originally a barrow or a windmill mound, but probably later served as a prospect mound within the park.
Type and Period (6)
- ROUND BARROW ? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- WINDMILL MOUND ? (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1800 AD?)
- PROSPECT MOUND ? (Post Medieval - 1700 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- LEGEND (Post Medieval to Modern - 1892 AD to 2050 AD)
- ANIMAL BURIAL ? (Post Medieval to Modern - 1892 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Mound measuring approximately 6ft high, shown on the 1814 Ordnance Survey map. The earthwork is flat topped and round with a slight extension on the east and with a large tree growing in the centre. Slight traces of a surrounding ditch have been observed. The mound was scheduled in the 1950s as a barrow. It has also been suggested to be a windmill mound, however, dating from before the creation of Aswarby Park and contemporary with the surrounding ridge and furrow.
There is also a local story that the mound marks the burial of a circus elephant, which died nearby in the late 19th century. The elephant belonged to a circus travelling from Sleaford to Bourne in 1892, when it died on the road near the Tally Ho Inn. It is said that Thomas Whichcote gave permission for the animal to be buried in the park. Other versions of the story claim that the burial was made at the roadside, however, a little to the north and without a mound. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}
The mound is clearly marked on the 1814 Ordnance Survey surveyor's drawing, within the 18th century park, prior to its 19th century expansion. Whatever the origin of this mound, it is likely that it served as a prospect mound within the park. {7}
The mound lies within Aswarby Park, which has been designated as a Registered Park (see PRN 63997). {8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 04 SE: 12.
- <2> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 04 SE: I.
- <3> SLI323 Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1935. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 2' in the Archaeological Journal. vol.91, p.158.
- <4> SLI4067 Scheduling Record: HBMC. AM 7. SAM 138.
- <5> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.109.
- <6> SLI7131 Bibliographic Reference: Terence R. Leach. 1990. Lincolnshire Country Houses and their Families - Part One. p.43.
- <7> SLI13883 Website: British Library. 2011->. Ordnance Survey Drawings. http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/ordsurvdraw/index.html. Ancaster sheet.
- <8> SLI13386 Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1441825.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0589 4014 (33m by 33m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASWARBY AND SWARBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Aug 15 2023 3:06PM
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