Monument record IPS 119 - Upper Arboretum, Christchurch Park, (IAS 7805).

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Summary

Possible site of Ipswich Castle. Hypothesis disproved by Evaluation 2006. Mound is c. 19th landscaping.

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Grid reference Centred TM 1619 4536 (47m by 78m)
Map sheet TM14NE
Civil Parish IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

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Possible site of Ipswich Castle, "Besieged by Stephen [in 1153], earthworks in the arboretum grounds or the mount near St Stephen's Church have been suggested" (S1-S4).

1979: Contour survey, (S5,S6)

2006: Evaluation disproves Castle hypothesis, (S7).

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <S1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM14NE31.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Dymond D and Martin E. 1999. An Historical Atlas of Suffolk (revised edition). SAU, Martin E, 'Medieval Castles', 1999, 58.
  • <S3> (No record type): Renn D, Norman Castles in Britain, 1973, 210.
  • <S4> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish File: SAU Contour Survey.
  • <S5> Index: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. 1974. Ipswich Archaeological Survey Card Index (digital version).. IAS 7805.
  • <S6> Index: Suffolk Archaeology Unit. 1974. SAU index card and Archive. IAS 7805.
  • <S7> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2006. Christchurch Park Restoration Project, Ipswich, Archaeological Evaluation Report..

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Record last edited

Sep 12 2016 2:40PM

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