Thirstly Belt Rendlesham

Has been described as a Questionable Timber Castle (Ringwork)

There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains

NameThirstly Belt Rendlesham
Alternative Names
Historic CountrySuffolk
Modern AuthoritySuffolk
1974 AuthoritySuffolk
Civil ParishRendlesham

'At Thirstly Belt, about half way between Rendlesham Hall and the Campsea Ash road, is a ring of trees defined by a shallow ditch, with another shallow ditch dividing it from E to W. This may be connected with the seat of the Saxon Wuffingas ......' (Suffolk HER quoting Pevsnser).

Gatehouse Comments

Called a ringwork of unknown date in the Suffolk HER. Not obvious on map or air photo at given map reference, although name is on map at this location. 400m from Rendlesham Hall. Not in PastScape and the Suffolk HER record seems to suggests this earthwork was not found by their field archaeologist. Does anything survive? How does this relate to the other ringworks in Suffolk which have been given Anglo-Saxon origins? According to Bede, the seat of East Anglian Royal House of Wuffingas was at Rendlesham.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTM331543
Latitude52.136589050293
Longitude1.40634000301361
Eastings633100
Northings254300
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Books

  • Pevsner, N. (Revised Radcliffe, Edna), 1974, Buildings of England: Suffolk (London, Penguin) p. 402