MenuThe Mount, Suffolk
The Mount is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle at St John, Ilketshall, Suffolk. The motte has a flat-topped, sub-circular mound 150ft wide and 16ft above the prevailing ground level, encircled by a ditch up to 33ft wide. The bailey has a central platform measuring around 175ft by 100ft and raised about 2ft above the prevailing ground level. The monument is within the council area of East Suffolk (Suffolk).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1018329.
Place Type: Mediæval Castle
Historic County: Suffolk
Lat, Long: 52.438419,1.4835951
Grid Reference: TM 3687 8798
Civil Parish: St John, Ilketshall CP
Council Area: East Suffolk CA (Suffolk CA)
Police Area: Suffolk PA
GBPN ID: 304983
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/The_Mount,_Suffolk_304983
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1018329.
Place Type: Mediæval Castle
Historic County: Suffolk
Lat, Long: 52.438419,1.4835951
Grid Reference: TM 3687 8798
Civil Parish: St John, Ilketshall CP
Council Area: East Suffolk CA (Suffolk CA)
Police Area: Suffolk PA
GBPN ID: 304983
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/The_Mount,_Suffolk_304983
Peruse Suffolk on Wikishire