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Lincoln City Wall
In the civil parish of Lincoln.
In the historic county of Lincolnshire (Modern Authority of Lincolnshire, 1974 county of Lincolnshire).
Romen wall remained in commission, with extensions, throughout the Middle Ages, few fragments remain but include Newport Arch in Bailgate. Frist murage grant in 1225 and frequent others in C13/C14.
This site has been described as a;
Urban Defence.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.
This site is a
Grade 1 listed
building protected by law*. (Images
of England number )
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK977715
PastScape number;
326541, 1029539
Books
- Creighton, O.H. and Higham, R.A., 2005, Medieval Town Walls (Stroud: Tempus) p23, 45, 48, 55, 60, 68-70, 94, 107, 118, 128, 130, 133, 155, 169, 171, 179, 214, 240, 243, 266, 278-9
Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p57
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p143-4
Jones, Michael J., 1993, 'Medieval Lincoln' in Bennett, S. and Bennett, N. (eds), An Historical Atlas of Lincolnshire (University of Hull Press) p32-3, 139
Bond, C.J., 1987, 'Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Defences' in Schofield, J. and Leech, R. (eds) Urban Archaeology in Britain (CBA Research Report) p92-116
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p266
Barley, M.W., 1975, 'Town Defences in England and Wales after 1066' in Barley (ed) Medieval Towns in England and Wales (CBA research reports) pp57-71 plan p64
Colyer, C., 1975, Lincoln: The Archaeology of an Historic City (Lincoln: Lincolnshire Archaeological Trust)
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p119-20
Hill, 1948, Mediaeval Lincoln (Cambridge) p3-9, 120
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co) p230-1
Grose, F., 1756, Antiquities of England and Wales Vol3 p128-9
Journal Articles
- Jones, M.J., 1980, 'The defences of the upper Roman enclosure' Archaeology of Lincoln Vol7
Reynolds, N.M., 1979, ‘Saltergate' in C Colyer and M J Jones (eds), ‘Excavations at Lincoln: second interim report: excavations in the lower town 1972-8' Antiquaries Journal Vol59 p84-9
Colyer, C., 1975, 'Excavations at Lincoln, 1970-72: the western defences of the lower town: an interim report' Antiquaries Journal Vol55 p227-66
Thompson, F.H. and Whitwell, J.B., 1973, 'The gates of Roman Lincoln' Archaeologia Vol104 p129-207
1973, Medieval Archaeology Vol17 p169
Petch, D.F., 1962, 'Excavations at Lincoln, 1955-58' Archaeological Journal Vol117 p40-70
1959, The Journal of Roman studies Vol49 p109-11
Richmond, I.A., 1946, 'The Roman City of Lincoln' Archaeological Journal Vol103 p25-6
Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
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