Tower On The Moor |
| Hob Uid: 352844 | |
Location :
Lincolnshire
East Lindsey
Woodhall Spa
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| Grid Ref : TF2109063980 |
| Summary : The standing and buried remains of a medieval brick fortified tower known as the Tower on the Moor. The tower is believed to have been built in the mid 15th century as a hunting lodge for Ralph, Lord Cromwell, whose fortified house was located 6km to the south at Tattershall Castle. Documentary sources indicate that the tower was partly dismantled in the latter part of the 15th century when brick from the Tower on the Moor were used for repairs at Tattershall Castle. The remains of the tower survive as a buried feature, although a projecting stair turret still stands. Standing four storeys high, it is built chiefly of red brick, thought to have been locally produced, laid in English bond. Sections of the tower walls project from the south eastern side of the stair turret. The visible remains of the tower walls measure up to 2 metres in length and stand up to three storeys high with bonding scars visible on the upper storeys of the turret wall. Archaeological excavation of part of the buried foundations has indicated that the tower measures 9 metres square. |
More information : [TF 21096398] Tower on the Moor [GT]. (1)
Rectangular brick tower, which gave the name to the moor, built about 1440, by Lord Treasurer Cromwell. Originally 60 ft. high, but the upper part and the winding staircase, are gone, Scheduled. (2)
The remaining portion is an octagonal stair tower to an original four storey building.
See GP AO/64/65/8. (3)
TF 209 639 Excavation in 1969 by L Keen and N Hawley. There is documentary evidence that bricks were taken from the tower to repair Tattershall Castle in 1472. (4)
Listed as a possible castle by Cathcart King. (7) |