Kingerby Hall

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

Ringwork or motte-and-bailey castle, planned village (qv), and later moated enclosure, the site now occupied by Kingerby Hall, built in 1812 . The castle was constructed before 1216, in which year it was burned and ordered to be destroyed. Following its destruction, the motte was altered to form a platform for a moated manorial residence. In 1812 the manor house was demolished and replaced by Kingerby Hall. Two inhumations, a sword and bracelet also found.

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

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TF05649279

PastScape number; 349955

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p52
Roffe, David, 1993, 'Castles' in Bennett, S. and Bennett, N. (eds), An Historical Atlas of Lincolnshire (University of Hull Press) p40-1
Everson, P.L., Taylor, C.C. and Dunn, C.J., 1991, Change and continuity: rural settlement in north-west Lincolnshire pp146-8
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p260
Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p249
Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)

Journal Articles

Brown, R, Allen, 1959, 'A List of Castles, 1154–1216' English Historical Review Vol74 [Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p249-280]
Phillips, C.W., 1935, 'The present state of archaeology in Lincolnshire. Part II' Archaeological Journal Vol91 p171

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Kingerby Hall

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TF05649279

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