ANCIENT EARTHWORKS 



miles south-south-west from Lowestoft, is a 

 large portion of an oblong moat. 



Pakenham (xxxiv, 9). — At Redcastle Farm, 

 4 miles north-east from Bury St. Edmunds, is a 

 square moat, the western side of which is for 

 the most part levelled ; a channel from the east 

 conveys the water, and a pond is on the north. 



Pakenham (xxxiv, 14). — At Maulkin's Hall, 

 north-east of Pakenham Street village, is a 

 rhombic-shaped moat, complete but for part of 

 its southern side. 



Parham (lix, 6). — The ruined walls of Par- 

 ham Hall, north-east of Hachtston, 2| miles 

 south-east from Framlingham, stand within the 

 northern angle of a moated area. The moat is 

 deep and wide, especially on the south-west, 

 where it attains the proportions of a lake. 



Pettaugh (Ivii, 7). — Grove Farm, west of 

 the village, 2;^- miles south-south-west from 

 Debenham, had a moat which is now so mutilated 

 that no definite form is seen. 



Pettaugh (Ivii, 8). — Laffitt's Hall, east of 

 the village, has three sides of an oblong moat. 



South of the last, at Abbot's Hall, are fragments 

 of an oblong moat. 



Pettistree (Ixviii, i). — Pettistree Lodge, 

 nearly a mile south from Wickham Market, 

 stands within the remaining half of an oval moat. 

 To the south of it are various lengths of other 

 moats which appear to have formed a square and 

 to have been prolonged eastwards for additional 

 strength to the principal site. 



Playford (Ixxvi, i). — Around the site of old 

 Playford Hall, the home of the Felbrigges, 3^ 

 miles north-east from Ipswich, is a strong moat, 

 nearly square, with the entrance on the south. 



Polstead (Ixxx, 4). — At Bower House, south- 

 west of Hadleigh Heath, 3 miles south-west by 

 west from Hadleigh, is a very small piece of a 

 moat. 



Preston (Ixiv, 10). — One side of a moat, 

 700 ft. long, is at Priory Farm, 6^ miles north- 

 east from Sudbury. 



Two curved sides of another moat at Manor 

 Farm lie to the west of Preston. 



Rattlesden (Iv, 8). — At Wood Hall, east of 

 the village, 3J miles west from Stowmarket, is 

 the greater portion of an oblong moat. 



Rede (liv, 5). — At Rede Hall, north of the 

 village, 5 miles south-west from Bury St. Ed- 

 munds, moats surrounded two adjacent tracts of 

 land. The northernmost is complete but for 

 part of its western side, and of the southern about 

 half remains. 



Redlingfield (xxxvi, I2 ; and xxxvii, 9). — 

 Redlingfield Hall, 3 miles south-east from Eye, 

 now a farm-house, contains remains of the house 

 of Benedictine nuns founded herein 11 20. To 

 this religious house may be ascribed the works 

 remaining upon the site. Extensive moated 

 inclosures may here be traced : two sides of a large 

 moat of rectangular plan, while another area sur- 



rounded by water branches from the principal 

 moat ; within this inclosure are three large fish- 

 ponds, called ' The Leys,' connected with the 

 waters of the first moat. 



Rendham (xlix, 12). — A small fragment of a 

 moat lies to the east of the village, 2 miles 

 north-west from Saxmundham. 



RiCKiNGHALL SUPERIOR (xxxv, 3). — At Facon 

 Hall, north of Allwood Green, 6 miles west 

 from Eye, has been a large moated area which is 

 now mutilated. 



RiNGSHALL (Ixv, 5). — At Burnthouse Farm, 

 north-east of Wattisham, 4 miles south-west 

 from Needham Market, are three parts of a 

 narrow square moat. 



South-west of the latter is a portion of another 

 moat of rectangular plan. 



RiNGSHALL (Ixv, 6). — At Ringshall Rectory, 

 3 miles south-west from Needham Market, a 

 square moat, in a perfect state, appears to have 

 stood within a larger one of which two fragments 

 remain. ' The Mount,' on the eastern side, is 

 probably formed from the cleansing of the 

 moat. 



RiNGSHALL (Ixv, 7). — A Very irregular-shaped 

 moat is at Chapel Farm, south-west of Barking 

 Tye. 



RisHANGLES (xxxvi, 16). — An oblong moat 

 at Woodhouse Farm is to the north of the village, 



3 miles south-south-east from Eye. 

 RisHANGLEs (xlvii, 4). — Three parts of a 



square moat, and portions of another inclosure to 

 the south, are situated at Barnaby's Farm, north 

 of Aspall, 4 miles south-south-east from Eye. 

 RouGHAM (xlv, id). — At Rougham Place, 



4 miles east from Bury, is a square moat of 

 considerable width. 



Rougham (xlv, 13). — Moat Place, Rougham 

 Green, has a narrow quadrangular moat. 



A fragment of another moat remains at the 

 Rectory, Rougham Green. 



RuMBURGH (xvii, 15). — A large oblong moat, 

 3 J miles south from Bungay, surrounds the site 

 of the Benedictine priory of SS. Michael and 

 John, a cell to St. Mary's Abbey, York, now 

 occupied by St. Michael's Church and a farm- 

 house. 



RuMBURGH (xxvii, 4). — At Brookhall Farm, 

 east of Rumburgh Common, 2^ miles north- 

 north-west from Halesworth, is the greater part 

 of an oblong moat divided into two unequal parts 

 by a branch of the moat. Two of the angles 

 expand outwardly into ponds. 



RuMBURGH (xxvii, 4). — Moat Farm, east of 

 Rumburgh Common, 3 miles north-west from 

 Halesworth, has the northern side and a fragment 

 of the southern side of a moat. 



RusHBROOKE (xliv, 1 6). — The walls of Rush- 

 brooke Hall — 3 miles south-east from Bury St. 

 Edmunds — rise from the waters of a moat which 

 averages 35 ft. broad. It is a deep cutting, the 

 level of the water being 8 ft. below the ground 



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