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Lincoln Cathedral Close

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

The Dean and Chapter received licenses to crenellate the Cathedral. The first for a 12 foot wall (issued 1285 and repeated 1316) the second to raise the wall and add turrets (issued 1318). Defences to protect the clergy from night attacks and the licences required the gates to open during the day. Some portions of wall and two towers remain.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Ecclesiastical site.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.

A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1285 May 8.
A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1316 Feb 24.
A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1318 Dec 6.


The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK980716

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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