| Suffolk HER Number (Pref. Ref.): | RGH 033 |
|---|
| Unique number (MonUID): | MSF22995 |
|---|
| Type of Record: | Monument |
|---|
| Parish: | RUSHBROOKE WITH ROUGHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
|---|
| NGR: | TL 9107 6467 |
|---|
Summary
Egg shaped mound circa 40 x 30m and 10 feet high, probably modern.
Monument Types
Associated Finds: None recorded
Protected Status: None recorded
Description
Egg shaped mound circa 40 x 30m and 10 feet high (S1). On the Rougham side of the present Great Barton / Rougham parish boundary, circa 400m S of the Thurston parish boundary. Adjoins N-S Roman road RGH 017 and E-W Bury - Thurston road (not on Hodsinsons 1783 map). Possible location of Thedwastre Hill, Hundred meeting place (also note S2) though probably modern. Shown as mound on existing OS layer, but not on 1978 1:10,000 or 1884 & 1904 1:1250 OS maps or OS 1st edition of 1836, suggesting recent date.
Tithe maps not checked and earlier APs not checked either.
Thedwastre Hill recorded (not located) under THS Misc (sf13990)
Sources
| [S1] | Verbal communication: Personal communication. Chater R, August 2001. (SSF50082) |
| [S2] | Bibliographic reference: Goult W. 1990. A Survey of Suffolk Parish History. Goult W, 1990. (SSF50019) |
If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.