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Description: | PRN 60726
This monument consists of the buried remains of a medieval moated grange, known as Mareham Grange, which belonged to Sempringham Priory. The land was given to the priory in the mid 12th century. It is likely that sheep farming was the principal activity here. Following the Dissolution the land was acquired by Sir Thomas Horsman and became part of the main estate of Burton Pedwardine again. The moat has been infilled, and the north eastern corner cut by the railway. A slightly raised area in the south western corner of the moat enclosure indicates the location of buried structural remains, possibly inlcuding domestic and agricultural buildings, and fragments of stonework are evident in the ploughsoil here. {5}{6}
Prior to the foundation of the grange, the land belonged to Guy de Craon and is mentioned in Domesday Book. It probably formed part of the main Burton Pedwardine estate. It was given to the priory by Guy de Craon's descendants. {6}{7}
The moat was still visible in the 19th century, and it is believed that the grange gave its name to the nearby Roman road. {8}{9}
A heavy scatter of rough building stone was seen when the site was visited in 1965. In had been under plough for over 20 years when visited and only remnants of the moat survived. {2}
Medieval tile, pottery, quern, stone and slate were recovered from the site before the moat was infilled in the 1970s. {3}{6}
The remains of the infilled moat are visible on aerial photographs. A possible trackway leading to Mareham Lane is also visible, as are internal divisions within the moated enclosure. These may represent yards, paddocks and gardens. Ridge and furrow is also visible in the fields surrounding the moat. {4}{5}{6}{10}
It has been suggested that the grange forms the centre of a deserted medieval settlement known as Mareham or Cold Mareham. {3}
However, it has been argued that the archaeological evidence supports the identification of the site as the grange alone and not a medieval village. {5} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 1066 - 1539 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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