Fakenham Magna

In the civil parish of Fakenham Magna.
In the historic county of Suffolk (Modern Authority of Suffolk, 1974 county of Suffolk).

Circular earthwork comprising a large bank with an outer ditch recorded in Burnthall Plantation. Possibly a medieval ringwork and scheduled as such. The monument comprises a pennanular enclosure with an overall diameter of 110m. The ditch is 13m wide and 2m deep with an inner bank up to 1.4m high and 9m wide. A section of the bank 30m long has been flattened on the western side. There is a counterscrp bank0.4m high and 1.4m wide. On the north west side a causway 5m wide crosses the ditch marking the entrance.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL91207607

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 385394

Books

Martin, Edward, 1999 [3edn], 'Medieval Castles' in Dymond, David and Martin, Edward (eds) An Historical Atlas of Suffolk (Lavenham) p58-9
Fox, Cyril, 1923, The archaeology of the Cambridge region p137, 141
Wall, 1911, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Suffolk Vol1 p590
Rye, Walter (ed), 1901, VCH Norfolk Vol1 p265

Journal Articles

Clarke, R.R., 1939, Archaeological Journal Vol96 p107

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