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Belleau Manor moated site and dovecote

England
List entry 1019069
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019069
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.94 hectares
Grid reference
TF 40205 78550, TF 40248 78392
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Belleau Manor moated site and dovecote is a medieval monument located in Lincolnshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure alongside a standing dovecote structure. The moated site represents a form of defensive domestic settlement characteristic of the medieval period, with the water-filled ditch serving both practical and status-conferring functions for the manor house it once protected. The associated dovecote, a specialized agricultural building, reflects the resources and social standing of the medieval manorial establishment. Together these features constitute an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and rural estate organization in the East Midlands.

Belleau Manor moated site and dovecote is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019069. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Belleau Manor moated site and dovecote?

Belleau Manor moated site and dovecote is a medieval monument located in Lincolnshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure alongside a standing dovecote structure. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019069.

Who is responsible for protecting Belleau Manor moated site and dovecote?

Belleau Manor moated site and dovecote is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019069.

What other scheduled monuments are near Belleau Manor moated site and dovecote?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Neolithic long barrow 465m north-west of Dexthorpe (6.8 km), Neolithic long barrow and two associated round barrows 250m east of Fordington House Farm (7.2 km), Fordington medieval village (7.3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Neolithic long barrow 465m north-west of Dexthorpe
6.8 km
Neolithic long barrow and two associated round barrows 250m east of Fordington House Farm
7.2 km
Fordington medieval village
7.3 km
Giants' Hill III, a Neolithic long barrow 750m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm
7.7 km
Giants' Hill I, a Neolithic long barrow 575m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm
7.9 km
Ring Holt bowl barrow
8 km
Giants' Hill II, a Neolithic long barrow 400m WNW of Skendleby Lodge Farm
8.1 km
Bowl barrow at Mill Hill Quarry, 350m north west of Claxby church
8.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Belleau Manor moated site and dovecote

Belleau Manor moated site and dovecote stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Belleau Manor moated site and dovecote

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~8.3 miles
Domesday entry for Belleau, Lincolnshire →
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