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Name:SITE OF OLD MANOR HOUSE, FRISKNEY
HER Number:41791
Type of record:Monument

Summary

SITE OF OLD MANOR HOUSE, FRISKNEY

Grid Reference:TF 449 555
Map Sheet:TF45NW
Parish:FRISKNEY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

SITE OF OLD MANOR HOUSE NOW REPLACED BY A MORE RECENT 19TH CENTURY HOUSE. RETAINS EARTHWORKS AND MOAT. TWO SITES OF A SMALL ENCLOSING MOAT SURVIVE AND THESE AND THE FOUR FISHPONDS ARE ENCLOSED BY AN OLD BROAD DITCH; PROBABLY THE OUTER MOAT. {1} DURING A WATCHING BRIEF ON A WATER PIPELINE AT MANOR FARM A CURVILINEAR FEATURE WAS OBSERVED. THIS IS THOUGHT TO BE PART OF AN INFILLED MOAT. THREE REFUSE PITS AND THE REMAINS OF A WALL WERE ALSO RECORDED, AND ARE THOUGHT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MEDIEVAL MANOR. {2}{3}, HTM 2M

Monument Types

  • MANOR HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Events

  • Water pipeline at Manor Farm, Friskney

Sources and further reading

<1>Index: SMR FILE. FRISKNEY. TF 45 NW A -
<2>Watching Brief: Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire. April 1994. Water pipeline at Manor Farm, Friskney. FAW92
<3>Excavation Report: Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire. April 1994. Water pipeline at Manor Farm, Friskney. LCNCC 73.94