| Suffolk HER Number (Pref. Ref.): | HUN 002 |
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| Unique number (MonUID): | MSF6915 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Parish: | HUNSTON, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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| NGR: | TL 9788 6769 |
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Summary
`Site of Camp', surrounded by moat - site of post mill (S1).
Monument Types
- ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- MOTTE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD? (at some time))
- WINDMILL (18th century to 19th century - 1701 AD to 1800 AD)
Associated Finds: None recorded
Protected Status: None recorded
Description
`Site of Camp', surrounded by moat (S1).
Small ditched enclosure, probably a post mill type windmill site. 1.5m high, square ditch, destroyed on E side. Excavation hollow in centre 0.8m deep. Situated on a low ridge. Now overgrown (R1)(R2).
?Former site of open trestle post mill, BAA 011, moved in C18 (S2)(S3). Named on Tithe Map/Apportionment (R3). A report from 1953 states that `fragmentary remains' of a windmill were visible (S4).
Identified as a 'Damaged motte with wet ditch' by King (King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol 2, 458). This would not exclude its later use as a mill mound. King was a very experienced castellogist, so his identification needs consideration but he was certainly not infallible. It is in an isolated spot for a motte though (S5). Also note a presumed motte and bailey exists in the adjoining parish of Great Ashfield (ASG 001).
Features visible on Lidar. See associated files.
Sources
| [S1] | (No record type): OS, 6 inch map, 1904. (SSF12904) |
| [R1] | Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL96NE17. (SSF50032) |
| [S2] | Bibliographic reference: Dolman, P. 1978. Windmills in Suffolk: a contemporary survey. (SSF50128) |
| [R2] | Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 592. (SSF54455) |
| [R3] | Map: 1846. Hunston Tithe Map. Tithe Map, Hunston. (SSF22203) |
| [S3] | Unpublished document: Flint,B.. 1979. Suffolk Windmills. (SSF6481) |
| [S4] | (No record type): Dolman P C J, letter, May 1990. (SSF5275) |
| [S5] | Bibliographic reference: Email. Philip Davis to Sandy Rake to Colin Pendleton (SCCAS), 23 Nov 2009. (SSF50153) |
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