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Burgh Castle is a multi-period fortified site in Suffolk, England, which represents a sequence of significant military and religious occupation spanning the Roman period through the medieval era. The site originated as a Roman fort, likely constructed in the third century AD as part of the coastal defence system known as the Saxon Shore, and its substantial flint and stone walls remain amongst the most impressive Roman military architecture surviving in Britain. A civilian settlement or vicus developed adjacent to the fort, and following the Roman withdrawal the site was occupied as a pre-Conquest monastery, reflecting the early medieval religious use of former Roman fortifications. The Normans subsequently constructed a motte and bailey castle at the location, demonstrating the continued strategic value of this commanding position overlooking the River Waveney.
Burgh Castle Roman fort, vicus, pre-Conquest monastery and Norman motte and bailey castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013094. View the official record →
Burgh Castle is a multi-period fortified site in Suffolk, England, which represents a sequence of significant military and religious occupation spanning the Roman period through the medieval era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013094.
Burgh Castle Roman fort, vicus, pre-Conquest monastery and Norman motte and bailey 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 1013094.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Berney Arms windmill (1 km), Mill Hill bowl barrow, 650m north east of Caldecott Hall (2.8 km), Lound Waterworks engine house (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Burgh Castle Roman fort, vicus, pre-Conquest monastery and Norman motte and bailey castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Burgh Castle Roman fort, vicus, pre-Conquest monastery and Norman motte and bailey castle stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.