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| Name: | Tower Hill Ring/Motte Castle, Stainby |
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| HER Number: | MLI30074 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
Tower Hill Ring/Motte Castle, Stainby
| Grid Reference: | SK 909 226 |
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| Map Sheet: | SK92SW |
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| Parish: | GUNBY AND STAINBY, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
PRN 30074
Possibly a castle mound. Stands on natural hillock and is 5 ft high and much dug into for ballast.{1}{2}
A small ring castle. Extensive building foundations exist within a defensive ditch. Published survey 1:2500.{1}
Small ringwork 150 ft in diameter, bank now 5-19 ft high. Irregular surface to interior possibly building foundations.{3}
Watching brief undertaken in 1978 on sewerage trench near Tower Hill Mound. No features or finds were found. {5}
Tower Hill motte castle can be found on the south side of the village of Stainby. In 1086, Alfred of Lincoln held a manor in Stainby, which remained intact until the mid-13th century, when it was divided between the families of de Cumpton and de Holywell. It is thought that the de Holywells held the manorial centre in Stainby during the 13th century. All fence posts and chicken coops are excluded from the scheduling although the ground beneath them is included.{6}{7}
<1> OS CARD INDEX, SK 92 SW:2,1965, B.H.S. (Index). SLI2535.
<2> W.P., 1929, OS 6 INCH SERIES, SK 92 SW (Map). SLI3682.
<3> HBMC, 1973, AM 7, SAM 262 (Scheduling Record). SLI4113.
<4> SMR FILE, SK 92 SW:A,1929, PHILLIPS, C.W. (Index). SLI3060.
<5> Parish card index of the former South Lincolnshire Archaeology Unit, SK 39.08 - (Index). SLI2157.
<6> English Heritage, Feb 2001, Tower Hill Motte castle, Stainby, SAM 33135 (Scheduling Record). SLI6432.
<7> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1992-1996, National Mapping Programme, SK9022: LI.819.5.1-2 (Map). SLI3613.
Monument Types
- CASTLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOTTE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOUND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RINGWORK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Events
- Watching Brief at Tower Hill, Stainby
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Index: OS CARD INDEX. GUNBY AND STAINBY. SK 92 SW:2,1965, B.H.S.. |
| <2> | Map: W.P.. 1929. OS 6 INCH SERIES. SK 92 SW. |
| <3> | Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1973. AM 7. SAM 262. |
| <4> | Index: SMR FILE. GUNBY AND STAINBY. SK 92 SW:A,1929, PHILLIPS, C.W.. |
| <5> | Index: Parish card index of the former South Lincolnshire Archaeology Unit. GUNBY AND STAINBY. SK 39.08 -. |
| <6> | Scheduling Record: English Heritage. Feb 2001. Tower Hill Motte castle, Stainby. SAM 33135. |
| <7> | Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9022: LI.819.5.1-2. |
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