| Suffolk HER Number (Pref. Ref.): | AKE 009 |
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| Unique number (MonUID): | MSF13127 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Parish: | AKENHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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| NGR: | TM 1465 4858 |
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Summary
Small moated site with a central island. Site lies just S of Rise Hall (see AKE 010) and it is likely that this moat accommodated a timber-framed dovecote.
Monument Types
- DOVECOTE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds: None recorded
Protected Status: None recorded
Description
Small moated site with a central island 14.0m across and 0.3m high. Ditch is waterfilled on the W side and parts of the N and S sides, the remainder is merely marshy. There are traces of a causeway in the middle of the E side. On the lower W side ther are small fragments of a probable retaining wall for the moat (S1).
Site lies just S of Rise Hall (see AKE 010) and it is likely that this moat accommodated a timber-framed dovecote.
Features visible on Lidar. See associated files.
Sources
| [S1] | Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM14NW12, with maplet, A S Phillips, 1962. (SSF50032) |
| [M1] | Index: OS. OS Card. OS cards. (SSF50032) |
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