Great Ashfield Castle, also known locally as Castle Hill, is a medieval motte and bailey castle near the village of Great Ashfield, Suffolk, England.
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Great Ashfield Castle is a Norman motte and bailey castle near the village of Great Ashfield in Suffolk.Wall, p.591. the motte is 130 feet in diameter at the base and 24 feet high. The motte is surrounded by a fosse, 18 feet wide and 7 feet wide, which some investigations have suggested is a later edition to the castle.Great Ashfield Castle , National Monuments Record, English Heritage, accessed 2 July 2011.
Today the castle is a scheduled monument.
See also Castles in Great Britain and Ireland List of castles in England
References
Bibliography Page, William. (ed) (1911) The Victoria History of Suffolk, Vol. 1. London: University of London. Wall, J. C. (1911) "Ancient Earthworks," in Page (ed) (1911).