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This monument comprises the surviving remains of a medieval monastery together with a moated manor house, fishponds, and post-medieval garden features located in Lincolnshire. The site represents a significant example of monastic settlement and subsequent manorial occupation, demonstrating the transition from religious to secular use of the land following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century. The physical layout, including the moat and associated water management features such as the fishponds, reflects both the practical and defensive considerations of medieval and early post-medieval estate management. The survival of these multiple phases of occupation on a single site provides valuable archaeological evidence for understanding settlement patterns and land use changes across several centuries of English history.
Remains of medieval monastery, moated manor house, fishponds and post-medieval garden is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008317. View the official record →
This monument comprises the surviving remains of a medieval monastery together with a moated manor house, fishponds, and post-medieval garden features located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008317.
Remains of medieval monastery, moated manor house, fishponds and post-medieval garden 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 1008317.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including North Kyme village cross (3.4 km), Settlement site 650yds (600m) E of Holme House (4.2 km), Churchyard cross, St Oswald's churchyard (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Remains of medieval monastery, moated manor house, fishponds and post-medieval garden's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Remains of medieval monastery, moated manor house, fishponds and post-medieval garden stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.