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Bourne Village Defences

In the civil parish of Bourne.
In the historic county of Lincolnshire.
Modern Authority of Lincolnshire.
1974 county of Lincolnshire.

OS Map Grid Reference: TF092197
Latitude 52.76623° Longitude -0.38270°

Bourne Village Defences has been described as a Urban Defence although is doubtful that it was such.

There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains.

Description

In the list of 'New post-Conquest medieval village defences of no known urban significance' and encoded as 'Earthen bank and/or ditch' 'substantial lengths of circuit in good state of preservation' 'No documentary record' 'No archaeological excavation' (Bond 1987 misspelt as Hourne)

Possible outer village enclosure west of motte and bailey castle (Bond 2001)

The parish church and modern village centre is east of the motte of the castle and the road pattern suggest this was always the situation which means this enclosure is a large outer bailey of the castle not a village enclosure.

See Bourne Castle record.
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This record last updated on Monday, July 29, 2013

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