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Summary

Medieval castle and ecclesiastical complex, Kingerby

Full description

PRN 50305
The large moat and earthworks surrounding the Hall belonged to a castle rebuilt in 1216. The present house was built in 1812 for James Young. {4}
The Hall stands within a broad-ditched roughly square inner enclosure of hardly more than moated proportions. On the south side the ditch has been partly filled and smoothed for landscaping for the early 19th century house. The elevation of the interior platform, and the defensive aspect of the outer bank and ditch suggest earlier motte and bailey earthworks. {1}
See also: a watching brief was carried out in 1994 which revealed evidence of roman and subsequent re-occupation. {6}, HTM 20M
The remains around Kingerby Hall and north of the road have been proposed for scheduling 14/12/1999 - SAM 22754. {9}
Scheduled parts of the monument include the remains of a motte and bailey castle, constructed before 1216, and those of an early medieval church and associated ecclesiastical complex. At the time of the Domesday survey, Kingerby manor was held by the Bishop of Lincoln. Following this, it was tenanted in the 12th c. by the Amundeville family, who founded an Augustinian hospital (later priory) at Elsham, granting it to the advowson of Kingerby church . During the 12th and 13th centuries a planned village was established around the castle, which included an ecclesiastical complex around the church where the priory's holding, including a vicarage and tithe barn, was located. After the burning and destruction of the castle in 1216, the motte was altered to form a platform for a moated manorial residence. During the 17th c., the village became depopulated as arable land was converted to sheep pasture. In 1812, the late medieval manor house was replaced by the current Kingerby Hall and stable block, both Listed Grade II and excluded from the scheduling, although the ground beneath them is scheduled. Also excluded from the scheduling are the Listed Grade II entrance piers in the grounds of Kingerby Hall, the Listed Grade II 17th c. tomb in St. Peter's churchayrd, and all standing buildings, walls, fences and gateways as well as the surfacing of the modern road, although the ground beneath all these features is included in the scheduling. {10}
Further information on this site is contained in the scheduling document.

Monument Types

• CASTLE (Medieval - 1216 AD to 1539 AD)
• MANOR HOUSE (Medieval - 1216 AD to 1539 AD)
• MOAT (Medieval - 1216 AD to 1539 AD)
• MOTTE AND BAILEY (Medieval - 1216 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Events

• Watching brief at Kingerby Hall, Kingerby

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument

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