Monument record BCG 002 - Great Bricett Moated Site; Nunnery Mount
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 036 506 (175m by 123m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM05SW |
| Civil Parish | GREAT BRICETT, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Great Bricett Moated Site - Nunnery Mount.
Rounded moated site just W of church. Unoccupied. Circa 75m diameter, moat circa 13m wide, 0.8-2.5m deep. Water filled. Island shows scatter of building debris (R1).
An Augustinian Priory founded 1110... Domestic buildings possibly situated on a circular moated area W of church, which is now parochial. Moat still wet. Pentagonal enclosure bounded by overflow of the moat and now a dry ditch to N adjoins the circular moated area to its E and probably contains outbuildings. No sign of masonry in either enclosure (S1).
1981: Moat still wet, but dry ditch feature to N mentioned above not visible. Moat choked with weeds and dead wood in some places. Interior down to rough grass. Fair scatter of brick noted in scheduled area to E of mound. This ploughed and pea crop (S1).
1982: Moated part of site circa 75m diameter. Moat circa 13m wide, 0.8m -2. 5m deep, waterfilled. Area to E of moat is ploughed and shows a scatter of building debris (S1).
Magnetometry survey of land around Great Bricett church/priory site and Nunnery Mount. The location of some known features confirmed, plus a probable building response within the Mount itself (S2)
Email with photograph of a copy "of Briset Hall Lands, in the County of Suffolk, Belonging to Kings College in Cambridge" Surveyed by Issaac Auston in 1725 (S3).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <M1> SSF37136 (No record type): SAM file:.
- <R1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM05SW3.
- <S1> SSF5242 Unpublished document: Department of the Environment. Scheduling information.
- <S2> SSF59749 Article in serial: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. 2017. Archaeology in Suffolk, 2016.
- <S3> SSF62802 E-mail: Relf, B,. 2008. Email to Edward Martin with photo of map covering Great Bricett - Nunnery map.
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Record last edited
May 6 2026 1:00PM