Elsworth, D. W. (2020). Coniston Hall, Coniston, Cumbria: Archaeological Watching Brief. Ulverston: Greenlane Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1107177. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Coniston Hall, Coniston, Cumbria: Archaeological Watching Brief
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Abstract:		 Greenlane Archaeology carried out an archaeological watching brief on groundworks associated with installation of a new electrical supply at Coniston Hall in February 2020. Coniston Hall is considered to have medieval origins and was probably the principal dwelling of le Flemings who acquired the manor of Church Coniston in the 13th century. It is not clear how much of what remains of Coniston Hall is medieval, although it has been postulated that the ruinous remains extending from the north-east end of the north-west corner represent the site of a medieval tower around which the rest of the building developed. The le Flemings seem to have abandoned the site by the late 17th century in favour of Rydal Hall and Coniston Hall was largely ruinous by the late 18th century. The earliest detailed map of the area, from 1732, shows the hall as comprising a large four-sided structure based around an open courtyard, but it is not clear how accurate this is. The groundworks comprised the excavation of a single trench between the north-east end of the north-west elevation and the point in the road where the existing electrical cable is located. The line of the trench was expected to run across the projected lines of the wall of the possible tower at the north-east end of the elevation, but during the groundworks only a thin layer of overburden and a layer of probable demolition rubble containing largely 19th century finds was encountered, and no foundations or evidence for a wall or floors were revealed. This suggests that the lines projected by early antiquarian accounts are incorrect and that the north-east end of the north-west elevation did not form a tower; it is possible that the plan of 1732 is therefore accurate in its depiction, especially given an account of 1819, which describes wings on the north-west side having been recently removed at that time.
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Author:		 Daniel W Elsworth
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Publisher:		 Greenlane Archaeology Ltd
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Year of Publication:		 2020
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County: Cumbria
District: South Lakeland
Country: England
Parish: Coniston
Grid Reference: 330441, 496350 (Easting, Northing)
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Created Date:		 03 Jul 2023