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Greyfriars, Dunwich is a ruined Franciscan friary located in the now-submerged medieval port town of Dunwich in Suffolk. The friary was established in the thirteenth century and represents an important example of mendicant religious architecture from the late medieval period. The surviving remains consist of fragmentary masonry and archaeological deposits that testify to the former extent of the conventual buildings. Like much of Dunwich itself, the friary has been progressively lost to coastal erosion over the centuries, with the site now largely visible only through excavation and survey work rather than standing structures.
Greyfriars, Dunwich is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006039. View the official record →
Greyfriars, Dunwich is a ruined Franciscan friary located in the now-submerged medieval port town of Dunwich in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006039.
Greyfriars, Dunwich 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 1006039.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maison Dieu (or Hospital of the Holy Trinity), Dunwich (0.3 km), Chapel of St James Hospital, Dunwich (0.4 km), Bowl barrow west of Fen Covert, 305m south of Fen Cottage (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Greyfriars, Dunwich'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.
Greyfriars, Dunwich stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.