Fleet Motte

In the civil parish of Fleet.
In the historic county of Lincolnshire (Modern Authority of Lincolnshire, 1974 county of Lincolnshire).

Mound excavated in 1913 produced Saxo-Norman pottery. Survives only as large circular crop mark with vague rectangular cropmark to the east (possibly a bailey?). The records of the excavation are held by Spalding Gentlemens Club. PastScape record suggest this may have been a tumulus reused as a motte. Although close to village this is not the obvious manorial centre, the cropmarks do make this look like quite a sizable motte and bailey.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TF38562311

PastScape number; 353734

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p48
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p260
Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)

Journal Articles

Marjoram, J., Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society reports and papers Vol8 p41-3)
Thompson, F.H., 1955-6, Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society reports and papers Vol6 p11-12

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Fleet Motte

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TF38562311

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