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The Area of Saxon town north of Red Castle is a scheduled ancient monument in Suffolk representing an early medieval settlement associated with Red Castle itself. Red Castle, also known as Ditchingham, dates from the Norman period but occupies a site with earlier Saxon occupation, with the town area reflecting pre-Conquest settlement patterns and land use. The remains are now largely earthworks and subsurface deposits that provide evidence of Saxon-period habitation and the development of the settlement before the Norman reorganisation of the landscape. The site's survival as a scheduled monument recognises its importance for understanding early medieval settlement and the continuity or discontinuity of settlement between the Saxon and Norman periods in East Anglia.
Area of Saxon town N of Red Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003919. View the official record →
The Area of Saxon town north of Red Castle is a scheduled ancient monument in Suffolk representing an early medieval settlement associated with Red Castle itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003919.
Area of Saxon town N of Red Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003919.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tutt Hill barrow, near Thetford (2.9 km), Atomic bomb store on Thetford Heath (3.8 km), Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill (4.1 km).
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