Poorly Located Monument record FKM 067 - Possible site of the Battle of Ringmere, Rymer Point
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Summary
Possible site of the Battle of Ringmere AD 1010, between Vikings and Ulfcytel at "a place called Ringmere, where they knew that Ulfcytel the ealdorman had posted his troops…". Formerly recorded as FKM MISC
Location
| Grid reference | TL 8600 7500 (point) Poorly located |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL87NE |
| Civil Parish | BARNHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | CULFORD, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | FAKENHAM MAGNA, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | GREAT LIVERMERE, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | HONINGTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | INGHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | LITTLE LIVERMERE, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | TROSTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Possible site of the Battle of Ringmere AD 1010, between Vikings and Ulfcytel at "a place called Ringmere, where they knew that Ulfcytel the ealdorman had posted his troops…" (S1)(R1)(R3). According to C13 Icelandic writings (quoting from two earlier accounts), a great battle was held at "Ringmara heath".
Also note a field called "Slaughterings" (partly Fakenham, partly Honington)(S1).
Possible connection (as burial place) with Black Hill and Troston Mount, Troston.
Alternative sitings are Ipswich (S2) and Norfolk (see discussion in S1 & S3).Also see notes in (S3).
Formerly recorded as FKM MISC
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF50181 Unpublished document: Herring P. 2002. The Quest for Ringmere. March 2002.
- <R1> SSF50193 Article in serial: Suffolk Local History Council. Suffolk Review. Holland, C. G. 1966.
- <S2> SSF50048 Bibliographic reference: Victoria County History of Suffolk (Vol I 1911; Vol II 1907). II, 1907, p. 164.
- <R2> SSF53736 Bibliographic reference: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
- <R3> SSF53738 Bibliographic reference: Forrester, J.(ed). 1854. A 12th century account by Florence of Worcester.
- <S3> SSF53828 Bibliographic reference: Orford & District Local History Bulletin. Newton S, ODLHB 14, spring 2010, 1-6.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:38AM