Sleaford Castle (remains)
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Sleaford Castle (remains) is the ruined site of a medieval bishop’s castle in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, now visible mainly as earthworks and partial stone foundations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sleaford Castle (remains) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
castle ruins ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| access | open to public ⓘ |
| builder | Alexander of Lincoln ⓘ |
| builderOccupation | Bishop of Lincoln ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Bishop of Lincoln
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishops of Lincoln
|
| category |
Castles in Lincolnshire
ⓘ
Ruined castles in England ⓘ Scheduled monuments in Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| condition | ruined ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | early 12th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | c. 1120s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage site
ⓘ
public open space ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| era | Norman period ⓘ |
| feature |
earthworks
ⓘ
inner bailey ⓘ moat ⓘ outer bailey ⓘ stone foundations ⓘ |
| gridReference | TF 069 457 ⓘ |
| hasRemainsOf |
curtain wall
ⓘ
domestic buildings ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAuthority | Historic England ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | England ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ Sleaford ⓘ |
| material |
earth
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| municipality |
North Kesteven district
ⓘ
surface form:
North Kesteven
|
| nearbyWaterway | River Slea ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
bishop’s palace
ⓘ
fortified residence ⓘ |
| ownership | public ⓘ |
| period | medieval ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| usedAs | residence of Bishops of Lincoln ⓘ |
| visibleAs |
earthworks
ⓘ
partial stone foundations ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.