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Seney Place is a medieval moated site located in Southrey, Lincolnshire, representing the remains of a monastic retreat house. The site is defined by a substantial moat that formerly enclosed the residential structures, a characteristic feature of high-status medieval religious establishments that required defensive and demarcating boundaries. Dating to the medieval period, the monument reflects the architectural and spatial conventions of monastic satellite properties, which served as secondary residences or places of retreat for religious communities. The site survives as earthwork remains, preserving evidence of medieval monastic land use and the distribution of religious institutions across the Lincolnshire landscape.
Seney Place: the remains of a medieval moated monastic retreat house, Southrey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018725. View the official record →
Seney Place is a medieval moated site located in Southrey, Lincolnshire, representing the remains of a monastic retreat house. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018725.
Seney Place: the remains of a medieval moated monastic retreat house, Southrey 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 1018725.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of medieval nunnery (4 km), Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyard (4.4 km), Site of All Hallows Church (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Seney Place: the remains of a medieval moated monastic retreat house, Southrey's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Seney Place: the remains of a medieval moated monastic retreat house, Southrey 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.