Scheduled monuments in Lincolnshire
List of scheduled monuments in the county of Lincolnshire, England
There are 588 scheduled monuments in the county of Lincolnshire, England.[1] These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include barrows, artillery forts, ruined abbeys, castles, and Iron Age hill forts.[2] In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.[3]
Notable scheduled monuments in Lincolnshire
Image | Name | Location | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
St Peter's Church, Barton-upon-Humber | 53°41′02″N 0°26′05″W / 53.68379°N 0.43471°W / 53.68379; -0.43471 | 9th/10th century | Anglo Saxon church, excavated in the 1970s and 1980s, was the focus of "the most extensive archaeological investigation ever undertaken of a British parish church".[4][5] | |
Coates medieval settlement | 53°20′23″N 0°37′58″W / 53.33972°N 0.63278°W / 53.33972; -0.63278 | 11th century | A deserted medieval village and moated site in the civil parish of Stow.[6] | |
Greyfriars, Lincoln | 53°13′45″N 0°32′13″W / 53.2293°N 0.5370°W / 53.2293; -0.5370 | 1230 AD | The oldest surviving structure in England of the Franciscan order[7] | |
High Bridge, Lincoln | 53°13′42.7″N 0°32′26.4″W / 53.228528°N 0.540667°W / 53.228528; -0.540667 | mid-12 century | The oldest surviving medieval bridge in England with buildings on it.[8] | |
Pinchbeck Engine | 52°49′04″N 0°07′45″W / 52.81777°N 0.12910°W / 52.81777; -0.12910 | 1833 | Drainage pumping station, containing the last steam driven scoop wheel left in the fens. Closed in 1952.[9] | |
Ponton Heath Barrow Cemetery | 52°51′43″N 0°40′44″W / 52.862°N 0.679°W / 52.862; -0.679 | Bronze Age | Six Bronze Age round barrows, south of Grantham.[10] | |
Stow Minster | 53°19′39″N 0°40′38″W / 53.32750°N 0.67722°W / 53.32750; -0.67722 | 1054 AD | One of the oldest Anglo-Saxon parish churches in England.[11] | |
St Mary's Guildhall, Lincoln | 53°13′20″N 0°32′38″W / 53.2222°N 0.5439°W / 53.2222; -0.5439 | 12th century | ||
St Martin's Church, Waithe | 53°29′15″N 0°04′00″W / 53.4874°N 0.0666°W / 53.4874; -0.0666 | 10th century | Anglo-Saxon church. Burial ground contains historic medieval stone cross.[14] | |
Trinity Bridge, Crowland | 52°40′33″N 0°10′06″W / 52.6757°N 0.168281°W / 52.6757; -0.168281 | 14th century | Unusual three-way stone bridge which previously spanned the River Welland.[15] |
See also
References
- ^ "Lincolnshire scheduled monuments". Historic England. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the Historic County of Dorset". Ancient Monuments UK. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Scheduled Monuments". Historic England. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ Warwick Rodwell, "Anglo Saxon Church Building: Aspects of Design and Construction", in The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England: Basic Readings, pp.196–225
- ^ "St Peter's Church". Historic England. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Coates medieval settlement and moated site". Historic England. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Grey Friars Museum, Broadgate". Historic England. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "High Bridge, High Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire". Historic England. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Pinchbeck Engine (352315)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Five Barrows NW of Heath Farm". Historic England. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Parish Church on World Risk List". BBC News. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "St Mary's Guildhall". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "St Mary's Guild Hall (John O'Gaunt's Stables)". Historic England. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Cross in St Martin's churchyard". Historic England. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Trinity Bridge, Crowland". Historic England. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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