Ancient Alignment of Walton Castle
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 …
Walton Castle
The Roman Fort
In the Fourth Century, a Roman fort dominated the Woodbridge and Orwell Havens. It was part of a defensive chain from the Wash to the South Coast mirrored on the coast of Europe. Probably built to deter Scandinavian raiders it was commanded by the ‘Count of the Saxon Shore’, whose base was at the Isle of Wight.
West Knolls
The buoys marking the Deben entrance change frequently in both position and name. West Knolls marks one of the moving mounds of shingle and may be retired for a decade or so when the channel shifts to the North. ‘Knoll’ generally refers to a small hill or mound of sand or shingle, sometimes intertidal. They …
Deben Collection
There are sufficient Deben items to justify a separate section albeit they are not an attempt to cover the river comprehensively. See the Sources section for further reading.
D-Day Deception Fleet – Deben
Dummy Landing Craft were built at Waldringfield and moored on the Deben before D-Day to deceive the Nazis. These were probably the largest craft ever to be in the river.