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Summary

Castlethorpe Deserted Medieval Village (probable site), Castlethorpe. This was also the location of medieval and post-medieval stone-built manor houses.

Monument Types

• DESERTED SETTLEMENT (MED, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• MOAT (MED/PM, Medieval to Modern - 1200 AD to 1960 AD)

Protected Status - None

Associated Finds

• SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Events

• CASTLETHORPE FIELDWALKING (Ref: BCA 88)
• Aerial photographic sortie
• Archaeological Assessment, Brigg Railway Embankment Improvement Works
• Desk-Based Assessment on land at the Old Sugar Factory, Brigg, North Lincolnshire, 2008
• Aerial Photographic transcription - sketch plots
• Land at Ancholme Road, Brigg (Ref: PCA 251)
• Aerial photographic sortie
• Aerial photographic sortie

Full description

Moated site and earthworks, Castlethorpe. De la Pryme mentions "a great castle that was there in King John's days, the ruins of which are now scarce to be seen, onely the place where it stood is called Castle Hill to this day. On the east side on the town ... here are a great many foundations of houses to be seen . . . they say that it had a larg chappel at it formerly, where now stands the stable on the east side of the south fold. The hall ... has been moated about with a very deep ditch ... this hall was built about the year 1600 ... About fifty years since there was another great hall here . . . the foundations of which are yet visible" (de la Pryme, 80-1, entry for February 8th 1696). A large rectangular earthwork is shown on the OS 1in. 1st Ed. l824 at SE 987 077 (centre). The moated site centred on the above NGR was bulldozed 1960, extensive wall foundations and squared stones encountered. Deep ploughing attempted 1962 but abandoned due to obstructions caused by buried material. Area now arable and pasture with slight undulations, area of 2 of more ha. (OSSI; JS obl. 1975; SM, BH/01). [1]

Fieldwalking was carried out by Humberside Archaeology Unit at Castlethorpe in 1988. Three areas to the east and south-east of Castlethorpe Hall were walked using 10 metre grid squares. These areas targeted soilmark features that were visible on air photographs taken in 1978.

Grid 1 measured 150m by 70m, investigating soilmarks immediately east of the paddock adjoining Castlethorpe Hall. On the ground, this ploughed area had slight undulations, three distinct soil colours, and a heavy concentration of limestone. Some of the stone appeared to be building material.

Grid 2 measured 90m by 50m and was located immediately south of the paddock area. The aerial photograph showed rectangular buildings or enclosures.

Grid 3 was 80m by 40m, adjoining the northern embankment of the M180 motorway. This area appeared to be linked to the Grid 2 area by a trackway.

Quantities of medieval pottery and tile were collected, with the highest concentrations in Grid 2. The medieval pottery (555 sherds) included shell-tempered wares, of 13th - 15th century date. Humberware and other glazed sherds were also present. Most of the 44 post-medieval sherds were very late, with only 4 sherds of early post-medieval Cistercian ware.

226 pieces of tile were collected, again mostly from Grid 2. One piece was identifiable as Type 1A, usually associated with East Riding contexts of the late 13th century.

Other finds included oyster shell, animal bone, an almost complete hand-made medieval brick, 8 horseshoes, bridle bit and stirrup fragments, iron slag and a chalk loomweight.

Further aerial photographs came to light after the fieldwalking. They showed two substantial rectangular features in the Grid 1 area, with ridge & furrow surrounded by a boundary bank to the east, beyond the fieldwalked area. The outlines of buildings and the trackway were also clearly defined.

The report concluded that the fieldwalked areas represented part of the medieval village of Castlethorpe. [2]

Aerial photographs, taken between 1975 and 1995. Clear soilmarks showing ridge and furrow and possible building foundations in the field east of Castlethorpe nursing home. [3 - 10]

This site was listed in a desk-based assessment carried out by CGMS Consulting in 2007. No additional information. [11]

Castlethorpe is depicted on the 1842 tithe map of Broughton. [12]

An unpublished report, commissioned by Glanford Borough Council in 1989 in order to try to determine the history of the scheduled village earthworks to the south of this site. [13]

Humberside Archaeological Unit, 1995, HAU Excavation Index (INDEX). SLS2945.

Neil Cameron, 2015, Deserted Medieval Villages in North Lincolnshire: A Resource for Studying Medieval Settlement Patterns ? (THESIS/DISSERTATION). SLS7072.

<1> Loughlin, N and Miller, KR, 1979, A Survey of Archaeological Sites in Humberside, 190 (BOOK). SLS523.

<2> Humberside Archaeology Unit, 1988, Castlethorpe, Broughton. Field Walking Report 1988 (REPORT - INTERIM, RESEARCH, SPECIALIST, ETC). SLS2585.

<3> J Samuels, 1975, Untitled Source (AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH). SLS1458.

<4> J Samuels, 1975, Untitled Source (AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH). SLS1503.

<5> M Felcey, 1980, Untitled Source (AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH). SLS612.

<6> M Felcey, 1988, Untitled Source (AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH). SLS613.

<7> K Leahy, 1988, Untitled Source (AP SLIDE). SLS5687.

<8> K Leahy, 1988, Untitled Source (AP SLIDE). SLS5688.

<9> APS, c. 1995, Untitled Source (AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH). SLS607.

<10> APS, c. 1995, Untitled Source (AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH). SLS611.

<11> Flitcroft, M., 2007, Archaeological Impact Assessment, Brigg Railway Line Improvement Works, Brigg Embankment, Appendix 1 (DESK BASED ASSESSMENT REPORT). SLS3246.

<12> 1842, Broughton Tithe Plan (MAP - DISTRIBUTION). SLS6373.

<13> Hallsworth, AD, 1989, A report into the history of Castlethorpe, Broughton (REPORT - INTERIM, RESEARCH, SPECIALIST, ETC). SLS4120.

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