A final curiosity is that an astronomical alignment has been suggested between the site, which in the past would have been around 25m high, through various ‘bel’ sites and Thetford Castle.1Alignments – Hudson, H. ‘Volume XXI Part 2 (1932)_Ancient Sun Alignments the Meaning of Mounds and Mark Stones H Hudson Welcome to the website of the Suffolk Institute
This site goes deeply into alignments. To be investigated. Does it link in with the highly suspect, but nearby, Circle of Churches?
THE MEANING OF ARTIFICIALMOUNDS AND MARKSTONES.” By HERBERT HUDSON
Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology & History
More on alignments and units
There is a discussion of alignments and units on this website and in downloadable books. Thetford Castle/Mound is mentioned in one alignment.
- Arcane Landscape. ‘Seven Wonders’. Accessed 29 November 2023. https://arcanelandscape.com/project/seven-wonders/.
- Arcane Landscape. ‘A Ritual Landscape Considered’: Accessed 29 November 2023. https://arcanelandscape.com/project/a-ritual-landscape-considered/.
BOOKS – ARCHAEOASTRONOMY (megalithic.co.uk)
Clive Ruggles | University of Leicester
- 1Alignments – Hudson, H. ‘Volume XXI Part 2 (1932)_Ancient Sun Alignments the Meaning of Mounds and Mark Stones H Hudson Welcome to the website of the Suffolk Institute