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Description: | RECTANGULAR MOATED SITE. DITCH ABOUT 6FT DEEP, 15FT ACROSS. MOUND ELEVATED ABOUT 4FT ABOVE SURROUNDING LAND A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A MOATED MANOR SITE. {1}
THERE WAS ANOTHER MOAT SLIGHTLY TO THE SOUTH. THIS HAS BEEN PLOUGHED OUT. {2}
The monument includes the medieval moated site at Woodhall Hall thought to be the site of a manor house. The moat was part of a larger manorial complex, now no longer evident. Woodhall was formerly part of Buckland where in 1086 land was held by the King and the Bishop of Bayeux.
The moat encloses a rectangular island measuring approximately 40m by 25m. The moat measures up to 10m in width and 1m deep. A part infilling on the western arm, near the north western corner, amy indicate an original point of access to the island, whil a casueway crossing the northern moat arm is thought to represent a modern access. The centre of the island is raised indicating the presence of buried building remains such as the manor house and its outbuildings which still survive here. {8} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 1066 - 1539 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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