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Red Castle is a medieval ringwork situated in Suffolk, England, representing a fortified earthwork of Norman or early medieval date. The monument comprises a circular or oval defensive bank and ditch, characteristic of the ringwork type common in post-Conquest England as a relatively economical form of fortification. The site also encompasses remains of an associated church and evidence of Saxon settlement activity, indicating occupation and use spanning from the Anglo-Saxon period through the medieval centuries. The combination of defensive earthwork, ecclesiastical structure, and earlier settlement traces makes Red Castle significant for understanding the continuity and evolution of settlement patterns in Suffolk from the pre-Conquest to medieval periods.
Red Castle medieval ringwork, church and Saxon settlement remains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017673. View the official record →
Red Castle is a medieval ringwork situated in Suffolk, England, representing a fortified earthwork of Norman or early medieval date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017673.
Red Castle medieval ringwork, church and Saxon settlement remains 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 1017673.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Atomic bomb store on Thetford Heath (3.7 km), Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill (4 km), Bowl barrow 720m north east of East Farm (4.1 km).
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