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1616

General Information

  • Registration number
    1616
  • Date constructed
    Circa. 14th Century
  • Century constructed
    1301-1400
  • Evidence proof date
    Archaeological investigation and associated reports
  • Evidence proof use
    N/A
  • Listed building grade
    N/A
  • Condition
    10

Address

  • Address
    Hoveringham Medieval Barn
  • Village or town
    Hoveringham
  • County
    Nottinghamshire
  • Traditional County (pre 1974)
    Nottinghamshire
  • Region
    England

Premises

  • Accessible
    Public?
  • Location on Premises
    Field/enclosure
  • Direction faced
    S

Structure Information

  • Structure
    V: Alcove(s)
  • External recesses
    1
  • Internal recesses
    N/A
  • Compartments
    N/A
  • Flight holes
    N/A
  • Front shape
    Rectangle?
  • Back shape
    Flat
  • Recess size
    44.5 x 30.3 (113 cm x 77cm)
  • House building shape
    N/A
  • External structure
    Barn wall
  • Distance apart
    N/A
  • Rows
    N/A
  • Shelves
    N/A
  • Height bases shelves
    6 (15cm) above internal cobbled floor
  • Wall material
    Stone
  • Base shelf material
    probably stone
  • Lintel material
    Wood?
  • Roof material
    N/A

Photography Information

  • Date of photograph
    2025
  • Pictures available
    G+: Digital and other types

Notes

  • Part of an ongoing archaeological investigation into the manorial home of Sir Robert Goushill, who was killed at the battle of Shrewsbury in 1403.
    With thanks to Richard Pincott www.the-field-detectives.com


    P. Walker Comments: 

    I think this could have been an external alcove or shelter built against the barn wall  (the base abuts the wall and is not keyed in). Such an alcove usually contained one or more shelves – depending on its height – and a roof (as in the artist’s impression); each shelf would have been wide enough for 2 or even 3 skeps.

    It is also quite possible that the beekeeper could access the skeps in the alcove from inside the barn, e.g. by opening a door or shutter in the barn wall. In the winter, the outside of the alcove might have been covered to protect the bees in the skeps, and if the bees were still active they could fly in the barn.

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