Scheduled Ancient Monument: MOTTE AND BAILEY AT DENHAM CASTLE (SF118)
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| Authority | |
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| Suffix | SF118 |
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Description
Motte and Bailey Castle.
Circular bailey, deep ditch. Traces of motte in NE corner. Coins and spur found (OS 1861).
1981: Moat almost completely water-filled and tree lined. Interior of bailey rough pasture with a few trees. Two tracts of land running SW from vestigial motte have recently been ploughed. Apparent scatter of chalk lumps and flint exposed. Four sherds of pottery picked up in plough soil, Medieval - one possibly Roman.
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Sources (1)
- SSF50016 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Scheduled Ancient Monument file.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7470 6284 (129m by 132m) |
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| Map sheet | TL76SW |
| Civil Parish | GAZELEY, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Record last edited
Jul 20 2012 1:21PM