Friskney Abbey Hills

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

One of 3 moated sites in area one of which may mark the site of building licensed 1303 to Ralph Friskney (I consider the site at Friskney Hall to the most likely site). This appears to be the largest of the 3 sites. The monument is considered to represent a medieval house, farm and associated ponds enclosed within a moat. A document of mid-C13 origins details extensive land holdings in the Friskney area belonging to the Benedictine Abbey of St Oswald, Bardney. The name of the field in which the monument is situated, recorded as early as 1829, is considered to suggest some connection with the abbey. Documentary sources from C19 recorded chance finds including fragments of mullioned windows, stained glass, pillar bases and the existence of a small circular room entered by stone steps.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TF45125483

PastScape number; 355189

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p69 [slight]
Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) p327

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Friskney Abbey Hills

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TF45125483

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