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College and Franciscan nunnery, water control features and formal garden remains at Bruisyard Hall is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the archaeological remains of a Franciscan convent founded in the 14th century in Suffolk. The site preserves evidence of the religious community's infrastructure, including systems for water management and the layout of formal gardens that served both practical and aesthetic functions within the monastic precinct. The surviving archaeological features, including earthworks and subsurface deposits, document the physical organisation of this female Franciscan house before its dissolution during the Reformation. The remains at Bruisyard Hall represent an important example of medieval convent planning and the material expression of Franciscan community life in East Anglia.
College and Franciscan nunnery, water control features and formal garden remains at Bruisyard Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007681. View the official record →
College and Franciscan nunnery, water control features and formal garden remains at Bruisyard Hall is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the archaeological remains of a Franciscan convent founded in the 14th century in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007681.
College and Franciscan nunnery, water control features and formal garden remains at Bruisyard Hall 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 1007681.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including South Grange medieval monastic grange (3.9 km), Moated site at Elm Hall (4.3 km), Remains of Sibton Abbey (4.6 km).
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