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Hunston Mill Hill

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

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
  Confidence: It is probable that this site was a medieval fortification or palace.   Earthworks remains.
Damaged motte with wet ditch. (King)
`Site of Camp', surrounded by moat (VCH). Small ditched enclosure, probably a post mill type windmill site. 1.5m high, square ditch, destroyed on E side. Excavation hollow in centre 0.8m deep. Situated on a low ridge. Now overgrown (Suffolk HER).
Somewhat isolate from village now but village looks to have migrated to main road. Even so I suspect, despite King, this is not a motte but just a millstead.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL97886769

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Air Photo and general mapping

1st edition OS Map from old maps logo

Mid to late 19th century maps

Modern Map from Ordnance Survey logo

Landscape form and features

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General location and route planning

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occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 385153
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is HUN 002 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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This record last updated on Thursday, December 17, 2009

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