Bawtry Manor Holt (The Gatehouse Record)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Harworth; Martin Hall

In the civil parish of Bawtry.
In the historic county of Nottinghamshire.
Modern Authority of Doncaster.
1974 county of South Yorkshire.
Medieval County of Nottinghamshire.

OS Map Grid Reference: SK62929427
Latitude 53.44150° Longitude -1.05395°

Bawtry Manor Holt has been described as a probable Fortified Manor House.

There are earthwork remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

Description

The Manor Holt example, with an inner moat set within an outer and a double revetment, is unique in South Yorkshire and unusual nationally. It is therefore an important example, demonstrating the diversity of form of this class of monument. Though partially disturbed by forestry, the monument survives well and is expected to contain considerable in situ deposits.
Manor Holt moated site consists of a rhomboidal island, measuring c.40m each side, surrounded by a 10m wide inner moat enlarged at the south-west corner to form a fishpond. The whole is enclosed by a rectangular outer moat measuring c.100m x 70m and with a possible causeway near the north-west corner. The outer moat is embanked on the inside along the west, south and east sides. The inner moat is embanked on the same three sides but along its outside edge. The double revetment thus created between the two moats suggests a function that was at least nominally defensive. The site is documented from the thirteenth century onwards as being the centre of a manor held by the Morton family. (Scheduling Report)

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Scheduled Monument Number 1012453, Legacy Scheduled Monument Number 13228
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 321045.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) 00446/01.

Books
- Sneyd, Steve, 1995, The Devil's Logbook Castles and Fortified Sites around South Yorkshire (Hilltop Press) p. 13
  Magilton, J.R., 1977, The Doncaster District: An Archaeological Survey (Doncaster) p.
  Page, Wm (ed), 1906, VCH Nottinghamshire Vol. 1 p. 302
  White, F., 1864, History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Nottingham p. 680
  Bailey, T., 1854, Annals of Nottinghamshire (London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.) Vol. 4 p. 362 online copy
  Peck, W., 1815, Topographical Account of the Isle of Axholme (Doncaster) Vol. 1 p. 6 (plan) online copy
Other sources: Theses; 'grey' literature; in-house reports; unpublished works; etc.
- Historic England, 2016, Heritage at Risk Yorkshire Register 2016 (London: Historic England) p. 67 online copy
  Historic England, 2015, Heritage at Risk Yorkshire Register 2015 (London: Historic England) p. 77 online copy
  English Heritage, 2014, Heritage at Risk Register 2014 Yorkshire (London: English Heritage) p. 88 online copy
  English Heritage, 2013, Heritage at Risk Register 2013 Yorkshire (London: English Heritage) p. 91 online copy
  English Heritage, 2012, Heritage at Risk Register 2012 Yorkshire and the Humber (London: English Heritage) p. 112 online copy
  English Heritage, 2011, Heritage at Risk Register 2011 Yorkshire and the Humber (London: English Heritage) p. 104 online copy
  English Heritage, 2010, Heritage at Risk Register 2010 Yorkshire and the Humber (London: English Heritage) p. 108 online copy
  English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009 Yorkshire and the Humber (London: English Heritage) p. 119 online copy

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The bibliography owes much to various bibliographies produced by John Kenyon for the Council for British Archaeology, the Castle Studies Group and others.

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