Monument record TR 15 NE 2059 - Medieval wall/deposit and artefacts at Canterbury Police Station

Summary

A deposit potentially relating to a medieval wall was excavated at Canterbury Police Station during a watching brief in 2021-2022.

Location

Grid reference TR 1517 5738 (point)
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A deposit thought to relate to a medieval wall was excavated at Canterbury Police Station during a watching brief in 2021-2022. A segment of clay and chalk wall or a deposit was identified at the base of one of the trenches.

Medieval artefacts were also excavated at the site. Artefacts from potential medieval layers at the site include animal remains, brick, tile, and pottery fragments, and marine shell fragments. Some of these artefacts have been broadly dated between the medieval-post-medieval periods. (1)


<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd., 2022, Canterbury Police Station, Old Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3JQ, Archaeological Watching Brief, Final report (Unpublished document). SKE55800.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd.. 2022. Canterbury Police Station, Old Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3JQ, Archaeological Watching Brief, Final report.

Finds (5)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological watching brief at Canterbury Police Station, Canterbury, 2022 (Ref: Project Code: WB CPS 21) (EKE22884)

Record last edited

Jan 29 2025 11:44AM