Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount
Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount is an archaeological site in Ilketshall St John, Waveney District, England. Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount is situated nearby to the forest Mettingham Wood, as well as near the deciduous forest Crow’s Nest Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: motte-and-bailey castle in St John, Ilketshall, East Suffolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “The Mount”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mettingham Castle and Church of St Andrew.
Mettingham Castle
Castle
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mettingham Castle was a fortified manor house in the parish of Mettingham in the north of the English county of Suffolk. Mettingham Castle is situated 3,900 feet northwest of Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount.
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: Pommes104, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of St Andrew is situated 4,100 feet southeast of Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount.
Church of St Lawrence
Church
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Lawrence is situated 1 mile south of Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ilketshall St Andrew and Mettingham.
Ilketshall St Andrew
Hamlet
Photo: Pommes104, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ilketshall St Andrew is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is 3 miles south-east of Bungay and the same distance south-west of Beccles in the East Suffolk district.
Mettingham
Village
Photo: Pommes104, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mettingham is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is 2 miles east of the market town of Bungay in the East Suffolk district.
Ilketshall St Lawrence
Hamlet
Ilketshall St Lawrence is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. It is 3 miles south-east of the market town of Bungay and is part of a group of parishes with similar names known collectively as the Saints. Ilketshall St Lawrence is situated 1½ miles south of Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount.
Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ilketshall St John, Waveney District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.43815° or 52° 26′ 17″ northLongitude
1.48366° or 1° 29′ 1″ eastOpen location code
9F43CFQM+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 12138817830OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17674069
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mettingham Wood and Crow’s Nest Wood.
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