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Silkby Chapel remains is a medieval religious structure located at Butt Lees in Lincolnshire. The chapel dates to the medieval period and represents the scattered ecclesiastical provision of rural Lincolnshire during the Middle Ages. The site survives as earthwork remains, indicating the former extent of a small chapel building that served the local community. The monument is recorded as a heritage asset reflecting the pattern of medieval settlement and religious organisation in this part of Lincolnshire.
Silkby Chapel remains, Butt Lees is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018901. View the official record →
Silkby Chapel remains is a medieval religious structure located at Butt Lees in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018901.
Silkby Chapel remains, Butt Lees 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 1018901.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval fishpond complex 250m south of Laurels Farm (5.4 km), Roman villa, Haceby (6.9 km), Moated site, Newton (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Silkby Chapel remains, Butt Lees'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.
Silkby Chapel remains, Butt Lees stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.