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Site of the medieval manor house and associated buildings of Kingston Lacy

England

List entry 1463802

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1463802

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

2.74 hectares

Grid reference

ST9789001438

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

The site of the medieval manor house and associated buildings of Kingston Lacy is a scheduled ancient monument in Dorset representing the remains of a substantial medieval settlement. Located within the present Kingston Lacy estate, the site contains archaeological evidence of a manor house and its dependent structures, dating from the medieval period. The monument illustrates the organisation of a medieval manorial complex and its landscape setting. The earthworks and buried archaeological deposits preserve important evidence of domestic and agricultural life within a medieval aristocratic or gentry household.

Site of the medieval manor house and associated buildings of Kingston Lacy is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1463802. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Site of the medieval manor house and associated buildings of Kingston Lacy?

The site of the medieval manor house and associated buildings of Kingston Lacy is a scheduled ancient monument in Dorset representing the remains of a substantial medieval settlement.

Who is responsible for protecting Site of the medieval manor house and associated buildings of Kingston Lacy?

Site of the medieval manor house and associated buildings of Kingston Lacy 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 1463802.

What other scheduled monuments are near Site of the medieval manor house and associated buildings of Kingston Lacy?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted settlement NW of Mountain Clump (3.9 km), Round barrow cemetery on Barrow Hill 150m south west of Brookvale Farm (4.3 km), Round barrow cemetery south and west of Rose Lawn Coppice, 600m south west of Higher Merley Farm (5.1 km).

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Overview

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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

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Deserted settlement NW of Mountain Clump

3.9 km

Round barrow cemetery on Barrow Hill 150m south west of Brookvale Farm

4.3 km

Round barrow cemetery south and west of Rose Lawn Coppice, 600m south west of Higher Merley Farm

5.1 km

Bowl barrow 350m north of Naked Cross

5.6 km

Bowl barrow in Gravel Hill Plantation, 340m north of Arrowsmith House

5.8 km

Bowl barrow on Dunyeat's Hill 650m south west of Arrowsmith House

6.1 km

Two bowl barrows in Arrowsmith Coppice 200m south of Arrowsmith House

6.2 km

Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 300m east of Alhambra

6.6 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Site of the medieval manor house and associated buildings of Kingston Lacy

Site of the medieval manor house and associated buildings of Kingston Lacy stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Site of the medieval manor house and associated buildings of Kingston Lacy

DorchesterRoman town · ~18.9 miles Maiden CastleArchaeological site · ~20.8 miles Old SarumArchaeological site · ~21.8 miles

Domesday entry for Wilksworth, Dorset →

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