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Suffolk HER Number (Pref. Ref.):IPS 119
Unique number (MonUID):MSF4909
Type of Record:Monument
Parish:IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK
NGR:TM 16 45

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

S1Unpublished document: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM14NE31 (SSF50032)
R1(No record type): Renn D, Norman Castles in Britain, 1973, 210 (SSF17584)
M1Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish file. Parish File: SAU Contour Survey (SSF50072)
S2Bibliographic 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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