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Castle Hill
Hob Uid: 355686
Location : Lincolnshire East Lindsey Withern with Stain
Grid Ref : TF4272082130
Summary : Trapezoidal Mediaeval moat, altered in the Post-Mediaeval, possibly during the Civil War, with evidence of turrets in the angles. The island tapers from 80m to 60m and is 75m wide. The steep-sided moat is between 12m and 18m wide , up tp 2.0m deep, and dry. The level interior is surrounded on all but the North-West side by a rampart, between 8m and 10m wide and up tp 1.5m high. At each corner the rampart splays outwards forming platforms which may have provided gun emplacements.
More information : [TF 4272 8213] Castle Hill. (1) Castle Hill, a large square-moated area with evidence of turrets in the angles. Said to be the site of the seat of the Fitzwilliam family. Scheduled. (2-4) A strong defensive earthwork, probably of the Civil War period. Similar sites have been investigated in the Newark (Notts) area and at Welbeck Hill (TA 2104) in this county. Resurveyed at 1:2500. There is no structural evidence of turrets but the rampart corners are spread suggesting possible gun platforms. (5) The "large moated area" referred to by the previous authorities was visible as earthworks and mapped from good quality air photographs. The moat is almost square, measures 60m by 60m internally, and is defined by a substantial ditch with an inner bank. It is centred at TF 4272 8213. No entrances turrets or internal features were visible. It was not possible to ascertain if the moat was Medieval or Post Medieval from the air photographs. (Morph No. LI.376.2.1) This description is based on data from the RCHME MORPH2 database. (6)

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Source details : OS 6" 1956
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Source details : Directory of Lincs 3rd Edn 1872 273 (W White)
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Source details : Corr 6" (C W Phillips, 13.8.1929)
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Source details : Helen Winton/08-OCT-1993/RCHME: Lincolnshire NMP
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Moat
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Gun Emplacement, Fieldwork
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 31634
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Lincolnshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 60
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : LI 60
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External Cross Reference Source : MORPH2
External Cross Reference Number : LI.376.2
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TF 48 SW 2
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1963-05-23
End Date : 1963-05-23

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1992-07-01
End Date : 1997-03-01

Historic England Research Records

Castle Hill