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Keleshall
Hob Uid: 355647
Location : Lincolnshire East Lindsey Theddlethorpe All Saints
Grid Ref : TF4638087850
Summary : Medieval moat, extant in 1963 but visible only as cropmarks by 1993. Possible 12th-16th century pottery and a hearth tile bearing the arms of the Angevin family have been found.
More information : [TF 4639 8786] Moated site reported 1956 12-16th C. (?) pottery. (1) A hearth tile bearing the arms of the Angevin family was found when some digging took place in the moated enclosure near Theddlethorpe All Saints church. "The house within the moat was called Keleshall (a). (2) A Homestead moat; marshy with some standing water. No surface finds were made. Surveyed at 1/2500. (3) The Medieval moat described by the previous authorities was seen as cropmarks and mapped from good quality air photographs. The moat encloses a rectilinear area measuring 85m by 70m with another enclosure attached to its south side. The moat is possibly contemporary with a settlement visible to the north and east (see TF 48 NE 5). (Morph No. LI.433.1.1). This description is based on data from the RCHME MORPH2 database. (4) The moat was re-drawn from 1999 air photography as part of the 1999/2000 recce recording programme. The area enclosed by the moat is 83 m by 75 m. The small enclosure attached to the south side and described by authority 4 could not be seen and the features shown on the east side by the NMP plot appear to be enclosed by a ditch which springs from the north east corner of the moat. (5) The moated site is located 100m to the north of the Old Vicarage. The site was identified in 1956. The island is enclosed by a broad moat measuring 8m to 12m in width, with external banks to the north and east. Channels extend southwards from both the south east and south west corners of the moat to enclose a plot measuring 70m by 20m. A channel extending onto the island from the western moat arm may represent a subdivision of the island. The moated site has been cultivated for a number of years. The moat arms and channels have been infilled and the moat is visible as a shallow depression in the ploughsoil set against the slightly raised rounded mound which represents the island. Poor survuval means that the site does not fulfil the criteria for scheduling. (6)

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Source details : Corr 6" (FT Baker Udtd.)
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Source details : 'The Marshmen' 1962. p. 142 (J.E. Swaby)
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Source Number : 2a
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Source details : Pat. Roll 16.4.1410
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : F1 FRH 21-MAY-63
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : Pamela Grace/13-OCT-1993/RCHME: Lincolnshire NMP
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : NMR TF4687/11 (17335/10) 23-JUL-1999
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : Drury, D. 24-SEP-1998
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Pottery found dating from 12th to 16th C
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Moat, House, Findspot
Evidence : Cropmark, Documentary Evidence, Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Medieval
Component Monument Type : Moat, House, Findspot
Object Type : TILE, VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : MORPH2
External Cross Reference Number : LI.433.1
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Lincolnshire)
External Cross Reference Number : Li 41411
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TF 48 NE 3
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Relationship type : General association

Related Activities :

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1956-01-01
End Date : 1956-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1963-05-21
End Date : 1963-05-21

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

Associated Activities :
Activity type : SYSTEMATIC FIELDWALKING SURVEY
Start Date : 1999-01-01
End Date : 2000-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
Start Date : 1999-04-01
End Date : 2000-03-31

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