Monument record MDR4284 - 'Tournament Field', Smisby
Type and Period (4)
- POND (Medieval to Georgian - 1066 AD to 1800 AD)
- HOUSE PLATFORM (Medieval to Georgian - 1066 AD to 1800 AD)
- MANOR HOUSE ? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to Georgian - 1066 AD to 1800 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
'Tournament Field' appears on the 6" OS map of 1955. (1)
The site known as Tournament Field has been threatened with open-cast mining. It is in fact a moated site and the present title is presumably a nineteenth-century attribution. It would be interesting to know it if was so-called before or after Sir Walter Scott's choice of it for the site of the Tournament in Ivanhoe (published 1820). (2)
The surviving features are manorial earthworks; basically a pond with adjacent platform mound, probably a building site. There are numerous linking ditches for drainage only and considerable rig and furrow but no evidence of desertion. Published survey, (25" 1961), revised. (3)
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 3497 1859 (72m by 171m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SMISBY, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR1458
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2015 12:36PM