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Burgh next Aylsham

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Hall Farm; Round Hill; Burgh Hill

In the civil parish of Burgh And Tuttington.
In the historic county of Norfolk (Modern Authority of Norfolk, 1974 county of Norfolk).

Large low motte with wet ditch. PastScape record reads "Round Hill - moated earthwork, possibly the site of Burgh Hill; an ancient mound" Liddiard writes this is spoil from a gravel pit.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
This site is rejected as a medieval fortification or palace.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TG21302613

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from streetmap logo

Good for general location

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 133039

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 18530

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