| Suffolk HER Number (Pref. Ref.): | CAV 018 |
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| Unique number (MonUID): | MSF103 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Parish: | CAVENDISH, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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| NGR: | TL 7915 4765 |
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Summary
Roughly oval embanked enclosure, in sloping pasture field, adjacent to Colts Hall with associated linear banks, ditches and trackways.
Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RINGWORK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- POTTERY THETFORD (IPS: Early Late Saxon to 12th century - 850 AD to 1100 AD)
- POTTERY (12th century to 15th century - 1101 AD to 1400 AD)
Protected Status: None recorded
Description
Roughly oval embanked enclosure, in sloping pasture field, adjacent to Colts Hall with associated linear banks, ditches and trackways. The enclosure measures approximately 130m x 85m and encloses an area of about 1 ha (2.5 acres). Limited excavation in 1984 showed that the surrounding ditch was c.2.8m wide and 1.3m deep. The trenches also produced sherds of Thetford- type ware and C12-C14 medieval pottery, with small amounts of PMed pottery (S1)(S2). The manorial history suggests that Colts Hall was the site of the estate of Roger de St Germain, a tenant of Richard Fitz-Gilbert of Clare, in 1086. This enclosure could therefore be a manorial compound or ringwork associated with the St Germain family (S4).
Also Sax.
Sources
| [S1] | (No record type): Charge B, Investigation of an earthwork system at Colts Hall, Cavendish, Suffolk, J of the Haverhill. (SSF3471) |
| [M1] | Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. APs: CUCAP BRL 28-29, BKL 11-13, BIF 62. (SSF50031) |
| [S2] | Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Archaeology in Suffolk 1984, PSIA, 36, 1985, (1), 50. (SSF50042) |
| [S3] | Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP AP BRL 28-29, 1974, BKL 11-13, BIF 62, 1972. (SSF50031) |
| [S4] | (No record type): SAU, Martin E, 1996. (SSF19404) |
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