Friskney Hall

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Friskeneye

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

One of 3 moated sites in area one of which may mark the site of building licensed 1303 to Ralph Friskney. This is marked site of Friskney Hall on the 1894 OS map. Earthwork evidence indicates a possible courtyard house surrounded by a moat. An excavation in 1802 uncovered fragments of a possible Roman aqueduct, while a stone coffin bearing the effigy of a knight in late C14 armour was discovered in the early C20.
Trial trenching was carried [in 2005] out over a small area of the site in advance of housing development there. The intermin report records a series of redeposited natural layers of probable 13th-15th century date, likely to represent upcast from the digging of the moat, as well as deposits of dumped domestic refuse (including pottery sherds) of similar date and a possible surface of medieval or later date. No obvious structural remains were encountered. (Lincolnshire HER)

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TF463556

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 355142
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 41781 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern) p69 [slight]
    Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) p327
    Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p404
    White, W., 1856, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire p524
• Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls (1301-7) p103
• Other sources, 'grey' literature, unpublished works, etc. (Theses, in-house reports and other such)
  • Archaeological Project Services. 2005. Archaeological Evaluation on Land at the Moated Site, Smithy Lane, Friskney: Interim Report. FMS05
    English Heritage, 1994, Scheduling document 22615 MPP33