Norton, Little Haugh Hill

Has been described as a Questionable Timber Castle (Motte)

There are earthwork remains

NameNorton, Little Haugh Hill
Alternative Names
Historic CountrySuffolk
Modern AuthoritySuffolk
1974 AuthoritySuffolk
Civil ParishGreat Ashfield

Possible motte, tall and narrow topped (King).

A large conical mound of loose earth, overgrown with trees, measuring circa 27.0m in diam. and 4.5m high. The sharply defined top is flat, circa 4.0m in diam, with no evidence of mutilations. There is no trace of a ditch. Finds from the mound during field investigation included brick, tiles and one piece of oyster shell. The mound cannot be defined with certainty, but the most likely explanation is that it is a Mount associated with, and visible from Little Haugh Hall, an 18th century house. (PastScape–ref. Field Investigators Comments-F1 PAS 20-OCT-71)

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTL950664
Latitude52.2618598937988
Longitude0.856350004673004
Eastings595030
Northings266470
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Books

  • Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of East Anglia (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 88 (slight)
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 460 (possible)