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Monument Number 385134
Hob Uid: 385134
Location : Suffolk Mid Suffolk Norton
Grid Ref : TL9503066470
Summary : Mound, possibly a 17th or 18th century garden feature. It is unlikely to be a motte.
More information : (TL 95036647) Tumulus (NR) (1) A large conical mound of loose earth, overgrown with trees, measuring circa 27.0m in diam. and 4.5m high. The sharply defined top is flat, circa 4.0m in diam, with no evidence of mutilations. There is no trace of a ditch. Finds from the mound during field investigation included brick, tiles and one piece of oyster shell. The mound cannot be defined with certainty, but the most likely explanation is that it is a Mount associated with, and visible from Little Haugh Hall, an 18th century house. Published survey (1:2500) revised. (2) Listed as a possible motte by Cathcart King. (3)

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Source details : OS 6" 1960
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : C17 or 18
Monument End Date : 1799
Monument Start Date : 1600
Monument Type : Mound
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TL 96 NE 10
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-10-20
End Date : 1971-10-20

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 385134