Kenninghall Castle

In the civil parish of Kenninghall.
In the historic county of Norfolk (Modern Authority of Norfolk, 1974 county of Norfolk).

"Kenninghall is supposed to have been the seat of Boadicea and the East Anglian Kings, and the ancient mounds supposed to mark the site of the royal castle are still visible" I presume the site of this 'castle' is close to the late C5-early C7 cemetery found in 1869,

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

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TM035861

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; 387436

Books

1883, Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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