Ringwork in Burnthall Plantation

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Ringwork in Burnthall Plantation preserves the earthworks of a former ringwork castle in Suffolk. It is one of three ringwork castles the Albion Guide maps in the county. The closest station is Thetford, 8.8 km to the north-west. The nearest other ringwork castle is Great Ashfield Castle, 11.6 km to the south-east.

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