Monument record MLI88646 - Earthwork Fishponds, Grange and Settlement Remains, North Kelsey

Summary

An area of well preserved earthwork remains constituting fish ponds, North Kelsey

Type and Period (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • Scheduled Monument 1020354

Full Description

An extensive area of well preserved earthworks at North Kelsey representing a complex of fishponds and associated sluices and drainage are visible in NMP {1} and LIDAR {2} data, along with the remains of a grange and building platforms possibly associated with the priory site at North Ormsby {3}. The site is Scheduled, ref. 1020354. The complex incorporates the route of an approximately east to west running stream, with at least two extant fish ponds to the west and their associated systems of drainage. At least two building platforms are apparent to the northeast along with an arrangement of banks and ditches overlaying the broadly north south aligned ridge and furrow in the area. PRN 55281

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TA0400, LI.484.16.4.
  •  Digital Archive: Environment Agency. 2006->. LiDAR Scan Data.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TA 04164 00971 (61m by 137m)
Civil Parish NORTH KELSEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Aug 6 2024 10:03AM

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