Monument record TR 15 NE 415 - Possible Pomerium Boundary Ditch and Later Road Near Diocesan House, 26 Broad Street, Canterbury
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 15331 57913 (point) Estimated from sources |
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Map sheet | TR15NE |
District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Two excavations carried out in 1992 at 'Diocesan House,' 26 Broad St, Canterbury for deep new foundations for office block extension. North-east of a group of inhumation burials (TR 15 NE 414) the area was cut by a 0.4m deep and 3m wide ditch running north-south. It is likely that this is a boundary ditch, but bounding what is unclear. It has been suggested that this may have been a pomerium marking the division between the city and its hinterland. Later the ditch silted up and covered by a layer of metalling, probably for a short-lived minor road at right angles to a larger road running from the Quenin gate (TR 15 NE 122).(1-3)
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Arch. Cant. 1993, 'Interim Report on Work Carried Out in 1993 by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1992, Diocesan House Evaluation Excavation (Unpublished document). SKE8156.
<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1992, Diocesan House, 26 Broad Street Canterbury, Evaluation & Excavation April & October 1992 (Unpublished document). SKE8294.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Arch. Cant. 1993, 'Interim Report on Work Carried Out in 1993 by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust.
- <2> SKE8156 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1992. Diocesan House Evaluation Excavation.
- <3> SKE8294 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1992. Diocesan House, 26 Broad Street Canterbury, Evaluation & Excavation April & October 1992.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation Excavation at Diocesan House, Canterbury (Ref: CAT Site Code: DH92) (EKE5933)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at Diocesan House, Canterbury (Ref: DH92) (EKE6020)
Record last edited
May 11 2010 9:08AM