Castles in the County of Suffolk
Name Type Confidence Remains Photos
Akenham   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Aldeburgh; The Mount   Artillery Fort  Possible  Nothing visible   
Bacton manor of the bishop of Norfolk   Palace Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Belstead Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Benhall Moat   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Bramfield Castle Yard   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Bungay Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Bungay Town Defence   Urban Defence  Certain  Nothing visible   
Burgate   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Burgh Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Burgh Castle Field   Timber Castle  Questionable  Earthworks   
Bury St Edmunds Abbey   Fortified Ecclesiastical site  Possible  Major  Images Available
Bury St Edmunds Castle   Timber Castle  Questionable  Uncertain   
Bury St Edmunds Town Defences   Urban Defence  Certain  Nothing visible   
Cavendish   Timber Castle  Questionable  Uncertain   
Chevington Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Clare Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry footings  Images Available
Clare Town Defences   Urban Defence  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Claydon Hall   Timber Castle Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Cockfield   Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Columbyne Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Major   
Combs, Jacks Grove   Timber Castle  Questionable  Earthworks   
Creeting St Peter   Timber Castle  Questionable  Earthworks   
Denham Castle   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Dunwich Castle   Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Dunwich Port Defences   Artillery Fort  Possible  Nothing visible   
Dunwich Town Defences   Urban Defence  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Eye Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry footings  Images Available
Fakenham Magna   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Felixstowe Langer Point   Artillery Fort  Certain  Nothing visible   
Felixstowe Langer Rood   Artillery Fort  Certain  Nothing visible   
Finningham Cromwells Plantation   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Framlingham Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Major  Images Available
Framlingham Town Defences   Urban Defence  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Freckenham Castle   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Gedding Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Gipping Hill Farm   Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Gisleham Manor House   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Great Ashfield Castle Hill   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Great Cornard   Timber Castle  Questionable  Earthworks   
Great Finborough Devils Hill   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Groton Pitches Mount   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Harkstead   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Haughley Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Haverhill Castle   Fortified Manor House  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Hawstead Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Hoxne manor of the bishop of Norfolk   Palace Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Hunston Mill Hill   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Huntingfield   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Huntingfield Old Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry footings   
Ilketshall St John; The Mount   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Ipswich Castle   Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Ipswich Castle Hill   Timber Castle Siege Work  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Ipswich Cox Lane   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Ipswich Shire Hall Yard   Urban Defence Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Ipswich Town Wall   Urban Defence  Certain  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Kessingland Coastal Battery   Artillery Fort  Possible  Earthworks   
Kirkley Coastal Battery   Artillery Fort  Certain  Nothing visible   
Letheringham Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Uncertain   
Lidgate Castle   Timber Castle Masonry Castle  Certain  Masonry footings   
Lindsey; The Mounts   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks  Images Available
Little Wenham Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Lowestoft Coastal Batteries   Artillery Fort  Certain  Nothing visible   
Mettingham Castle   Fortified Manor House  Certain  Masonry ruins/remnants  Images Available
Milden Castle   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Mildenhall   Masonry Castle  Rejected  Uncertain   
Minsmere   Artillery Fort  Possible  Nothing visible   
Nayland Court Knoll   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Norton, Little Haugh Hill   Timber Castle  Questionable  Earthworks   
Offton Castle   Timber Castle  Possible  Uncertain   
Onhowshalle   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Orford Castle   Masonry Castle  Certain  Major  Images Available
Otley; The Mount   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
Ousden   Timber Castle  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Pakefield Coastal Battery   Artillery Fort  Possible  Earthworks   
Parham Moat Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Earthworks   
Pond Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Uncertain   
Redisham Mill Mount   Timber Castle  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Rougham   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Smallbridge Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
South Cove; The Mound   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
South Elmham Hall   Fortified Manor House Palace  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Southwold Castle   Fortified Manor House Uncertain  Possible  Nothing visible   
Southwold Gun Hill   Artillery Fort Linear Defence or Dyke  Certain  Nothing visible   
Southwold Town Defences   Urban Defence  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Sternfield   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Stonehall Manor, Moulton   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Sudbury Town Defences   Urban Defence  Questionable  Nothing visible   
Sutton, Bussock Woods   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Troston Mount, Honington   Timber Castle  Possible  Earthworks   
Walton Castle   Masonry Castle Timber Castle  Possible  Nothing visible   
Wantisden Cumberlands Mount   Timber Castle  Certain  Earthworks   
West Stow Hall   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Masonry ruins/remnants   
Westleton Heath   Siege Work  Possible  Cropmarks/slight earthworks   
Wingfield Castle   Masonry Castle Fortified Manor House  Certain  Major  Images Available
Wissington Grange Wood   Timber Castle  Questionable  Earthworks   
Wykes by Ipswich manor of the Bishop of Norfolk   Palace Fortified Manor House  Possible  Nothing visible   
Yoxford   Fortified Manor House  Possible  Uncertain   

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