| Suffolk HER Number (Pref. Ref.): | IPS 119 |
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| Unique number (MonUID): | MSF4909 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Parish: | IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK |
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| NGR: | TM 16 45 |
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Summary
Possible site of Ipswich Castle.
Monument Types
Associated Finds: None recorded
Protected Status: None recorded
Description
Possible site of Ipswich Castle. (IAS 7805)
"Besieged by Stephen [in 1153], earthworks in the arboretum grounds or the mount near St Stephen's Church have been suggested" (R1)(S1)(S2).
Sources
| S1 | Unpublished document: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM14NE31 (SSF50032) |
| R1 | (No record type): Renn D, Norman Castles in Britain, 1973, 210 (SSF17584) |
| M1 | Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish file. Parish File: SAU Contour Survey (SSF50072) |
| S2 | Bibliographic reference: Dymond D and Martin E. 1999. An Historical Atlas of Suffolk (revised edition). SAU, Martin E, 'Medieval Castles', 1999, 58 (SSF50087) |
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