Evidence of a 1,400 year-old royal Hall of the first Kings of East Anglia has been discovered in Rendlesham, Suffolk.

The foundations of the large and elaborate timber Hall built for the kings, were uncovered by the community archaeological excavation, part of Suffolk County Council’s Rendlesham Revealed project.

The Hall, 23m long and 10m wide, is part of a royal compound covering an area of six hectares, set within a larger settlement of over 50 hectares. For 150 years between AD 570 and AD 720 this was the centre from which a major province of the East Anglian kingdom, focused on the valley of the River Deben, was ruled.

Over 250 volunteers from the local community were involved, including young adults from the Suffolk Family Carers and Suffolk Mind, and local school children from Rendlesham, Eyke and Wickham Market primary schools.

The discoveries came during the second summer of excavations by the ‘Rendlesham Revealed’ project, run by Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, supported by Cotswold Archaeology and funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Excavations for this summer are now complete and have been backfilled. Work will soon be underway to analyse the finds with provisional results expected in 2023.

Read the full story at:https://heritagesuffolk.wordpress.com/2022/10/04/royal-hall-of-the-east-anglian-kings-found-in-suffolk/

To find out more about the project visit:
https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/rendlesham