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| Name: | Monks' Dyke |
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| HER Number: | MLI41384 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
Medieval water channel, dug to carry water from Aswell and St Helen's springs to Louth Park Abbey.
| Grid Reference: | TF 342 878 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF38NW |
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| Parish: | KEDDINGTON, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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| LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
Medieval watercourse known as Monks' Dyke. It was dug to supply water from Aswell and St Helen's springs to Louth Park Abbey (see PRN's 42925, 42924 and 43579 respectively). The ditch is maintained as a modern drain, extending beyond Louth Park Abbey. {1}{2}{3}{4}
The route from the Louth/Keddington parish boundary to Louth Park Abbey survives clearly as earthworks, as seen on aerial photographs examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. It is not known how much of this route is medieval or modern in origin, however. {5}
<1> Lincolnshire County Council, Sites and Monuments Record Card Index, TF 38 NW: AK (Index). SLI2881.
<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Card Index, TF 38 NW: 10 (Index). SLI2344.
<3> 1927, LINCOLNSHIRE NOTES AND QUERIES, vol.19, pp.76-7 (Serial). SLI3877.
<4> William White, 1872, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Third Edition, p.395 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI887.
<5> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1992-1996, National Mapping Programme, TF3487: LI.205.3.12 (Map). SLI3613.
Monument Types
- WATERCOURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 38 NW: AK. |
| <2> | Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 38 NW: 10. |
| <3> | Serial: 1927. LINCOLNSHIRE NOTES AND QUERIES. vol.19, pp.76-7. |
| <4> | Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Third Edition. p.395. |
| <5> | Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF3487: LI.205.3.12. |
Related records
| MLI42925 | Related to: Aswell Spring, Louth (Monument) |
| MLI43579 | Related to: Louth Park Abbey, Keddington (Monument) |
| MLI42924 | Related to: St Helen's Spring, Louth (Monument) |
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