Monument record MLI86618 - Mound in Leadenham Park
Summary
Mound in Leadenham Park
Type and Period (3)
- WINDMILL MOUND (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
- ROUND BARROW ? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- MOUND (Unknown date)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
63332
C.W. Phillips recorded a round mound in Leadenham Park which measured 20 paces in diameter and four feet high, which is indicated on the 1824 OS map as a 'tumulus'. The mound was excavated in 1908 by H. St John Hope, the results of which were published in the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries, Vol XXIV, pp.282-86. No interments were found but a right-angled cross-trench had been cut into the original ground surface , and which contained limestone slabs. There were some signs of an encircling wall of stones around the edge. This evidence suggests that this was a post mill mound. {1}{2}{3}
Copies of letters regarding the excavations were seen by F.T. Baker at Leadenham House in 1957. Fifteenth to sixteenth century pottery was recovered during the excavations. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3126 Index: SMR FILE. LEADENHAM. SK 95 SE:F, CWP 17/7/30 and 27/2/35.
- <2> SLI3685 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1825. 1 Inch Map - First Edition. 1:63360. Sheet 36.
- <3> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9551:LI.863.1.1.
- <4> SLI9570 Unpublished Document: Baker, F. T.. 1957. Notes in the parish file regarding archaeology in Leadenham. -.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9509 5130 (20m by 24m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LEADENHAM, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation of a mound in Leadenham Park (ELI5295)
- Event - Survey: Site visit to mound in Leadenham Park (ELI5297)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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