| Suffolk HER Number (Pref. Ref.): | FEX 030 |
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| Unique number (MonUID): | MSF2955 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Parish: | FELIXSTOWE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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| NGR: | TM 3225 3580 |
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Summary
Castle of (built by?) Hugh Bigod, destroyed 1176 by Henry II (S1)(S3)(R1), probably situated within shore fort (?NE corner).
Monument Types
- CASTLE (12th century to 13th century - 1101 AD to 1200 AD)
- CHAPEL (12th century to 13th century - 1101 AD to 1200 AD)
- SIEGEWORK (12th century - 1173 AD to 1173 AD)
Associated Finds: None recorded
Protected Status: None recorded
Description
Castle of (built by?) Hugh Bigod, destroyed 1176 by Henry II (S1)(S3)(R1), probably situated within shore fort (?NE corner).
Besieged in 1173 by Earl of Leicester when described as the King's Castle of Walton and said to lie in NE angle of old Roman fort (S2).
In 1154 Pope Adrian confirmed the grant of the Chapel of Walton Castle to the Priory (S3)(R2).
Sources
| [R1] | (No record type): Pipe Roll of 22 Hen II, 1176. (SSF16406) |
| [S1] | Bibliographic reference: 1911. VCH Suffolk 1. 288-9 (plan with "ruins" in NE corner). (SSF54455) |
| [R2] | (No record type): Mothersole J, The Saxon Shore, 1924, 246. (SSF11568) |
| [S2] | Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 22, 1934, 112. (SSF50042) |
| [S3] | Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM33NW2. (SSF50032) |
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