Castles and forts in East Suffolk
The Discover Alone map has 15 castles and forts in East Suffolk, England. Below are the 15 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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Walton CastleRuinsWalton Castle began as a Roman Saxon Shore fort in the late 3rd century, with curved corner towers and flint walls that…
SealandFortSealand occupies HM Fort Roughs, a submerged World War II platform in international waters where Paddy Roy Bates…
Mettingham CastleScheduled monumentMettingham Castle began as a fortified manor house when Sir John de Norwich received a licence to crenellate in 1342.…
Framlingham CastleCastleRoger Bigod refused a central keep and instead built thirteen mural towers around a hollow centre, forcing attackers to…
Castle HillsScheduled monumentCastle Hills stands in East Suffolk as a scheduled monument, marked only by a point on an official list rather than a…
Bungay CastleScheduled monumentBungay Castle stands in East Suffolk as a ruined Edwardian fortress where Roger Bigod built a massive keep in 1165…
Castle YardArchaeological placeCastle Yard is an archaeological place in East Suffolk, England. The yard may have served a castle, a estate or a town…- Ringwork known as Castle YardScheduled monumentCastle Yard in Bramfield, East Suffolk, is a medieval ringwork with an 83m diameter, standing above a north west-facing…
- Orford Castle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th century look-out postScheduled monumentOrford Castle is a late 12th-century fortification built by Henry II between 1165 and 1173 on the Suffolk coast. Its…
- Motte castle known as The Mount, 440m south west of St Mary's ChurchScheduled monumentMotte castle known as The Mount, 440m south west of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument in East Suffolk. The Mount…
- Motte and bailey castle known as The MountScheduled monumentMotte and bailey castle known as The Mount stands in East Suffolk, England, recorded as a scheduled monument. Whether…
- Mettingham Castle CollegeRuinsMettingham Castle College still keeps its castle name although no castle wall remains to prove it. The lost building…
- Frostenden MoundCastleFrostenden Mound is a castle in East Suffolk, England. Perhaps the mound still holds the shape of a forgotten tower…
- Framlingham Castle and its associated landscape including the mere, town ditch and Anglo-Saxon cemeteryScheduled monumentThirteen towers pierce the curtain wall of Framlingham Castle, where Roger Bigod II built a late twelfth-century…
- castle moundArchaeological placeCastle mound is an archaeological place in East Suffolk. The area contains Llanthomas Castle Mound, a Norman…