Monument record HFD 010 - Queen's Oak or Queen Elizabeth's Oak
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Summary
Queen Elizabeth's Oak.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 3438 7420 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM37SW |
| Civil Parish | HUNTINGFIELD, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Queen Elizabeth's Oak.
Alleged to have been used as a vantage point while deer hunting by Queen Elizabeth I, on a visit to her cousin, Lord Hunsdon at Huntingfield. In about 1782, the trunk was 11 yards in circumference at a height of 7 feet and was drawn by Thomas Hearne for Sir Gerard Vanneck of Heveningham Hall (S1).
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF10544 (No record type): Davy, C.. Letter by Rev C Davy printed in The East Anglian, 4, Apr 1814, 159-160.
- <S2> SSF23262 (No record type): Wodderspoon J, Historic Sites of Suffolk, Ipswich 1841, 289-291.
- <S3> SSF15430 (No record type): Page A, A Supplement to the Suffolk Traveller, London 1844, 243.
- <S3> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
- <S4> SSF59830 Source Unchecked: RCHME?. Various. Field Investigators Comments. F1 JRL 08-MAY-74.
- <S5> SSF60034 Personal Correspondence: Various. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comment. Mrs Peel Huntingfield Hall Huntingfield.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 25 2021 5:49PM