Scheduled monuments in Suffolk

There are 402 scheduled monuments in the county of Suffolk, England.^[1] These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include stone circles, ruined abbeys, castles, an Anglo-Saxon ship burial windmills.^[2] In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.^[3]

Notable scheduled monuments in Suffolk[edit]

This is a partial list of scheduled monuments in Suffolk.

Name	Location	Date	Notes
Blythburgh Priory	52°19′18″N 1°35′47″E / 52.3217°N 1.5965°E / 52.3217; 1.5965	1147 AD	Ruined Augustinian priory^[4]
Bury St Edmunds Abbey	52°14′39″N 0°43′09″E / 52.2441°N 0.7192°E / 52.2441; 0.7192	11th century AD	One of the wealthiest Benedictine monasteries in Britain.^[5]
Clare Castle	52°04′36″N 0°34′58″E / 52.0768°N 0.5829°E / 52.0768; 0.5829	1066 AD	Historic medieval motte-and-bailey castle.^[6]
Orford Castle	52°05′37″N 1°31′48″E / 52.0936°N 1.5300°E / 52.0936; 1.5300	1165 – 1173 AD	Ruined medieval castle with an excellent surviving keep.^[7]
St James' Chapel, Lindsey	52°03′46″N 0°53′02″E / 52.06267°N 0.88383°E / 52.06267; 0.88383	1250 AD	Built in the 13th century to serve the castle of Lindsey. Later converted to a barn.^[8]^[9]
Saxtead Green Windmill	52°13′54″N 1°17′54″E / 52.2318°N 1.2984°E / 52.2318; 1.2984	1796	Restored 18th century corn mill with three-storey round house.^[10]
Sutton Hoo	52°05′20″N 1°20′17″E / 52.089°N 1.338°E / 52.089; 1.338	6th-7th centuries AD	Prehistoric settlement and site of legendery Anglo-Saxon ship burial.^[11]
Upthorpe Mill, Stanton	52°19′20″N 0°53′35″E / 52.32222°N 0.89306°E / 52.32222; 0.89306	1751	Restored open trestle post mill. Moved to current site in 1818. ^[12]