Monument record TR 25 NW 450 - A Roman road running from Canterbury to Richborough

Summary

A Roman road running from Canterbury to Richborough. A linear ditch/earthwork was also identified at the site.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 2378 5845 (17063m by 4160m)
Map sheet TR25NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish ICKHAM AND WELL, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A Roman road running from Canterbury to Richborough. The location of this road is TR 1522 5772.

A section of this road can be seen as cropmark traces of its lateral ditches and the banks of the road, these run ENE-WSW between TR 2157 5847 and TR 2181 5855. (1)

Description from record TR 25 NW 58:
Linear cropmark on line of RR10, north of Seaton Road. There is another possible track near the tennis courts and quarries at Wickambreaux. (2)

A length of road was excavated at the Seaton gravel pits in 1972-1974 where it was observed to be 7m in width and flanked by drainage ditches. (3)


<1> AP (NMR TR2258/1-2; 1 3 76) (OS Card Reference). SKE33862.

<2> English Heritage, 2009, Wickhambreaux, Kent: Ring Ditch Survey (Unpublished document). SKE16345.

<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd, 2016, Land at Pear Orchard, Grove Road, Wickhambreaux, Kent Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE52696.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: AP (NMR TR2258/1-2; 1 3 76). [Mapped feature: #8010 Roman road, ]
  • <2> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2009. Wickhambreaux, Kent: Ring Ditch Survey.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd. 2016. Land at Pear Orchard, Grove Road, Wickhambreaux, Kent Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Report.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Intrusive Event: Excavation, Fleet Causeway, Richborough, 1957-8 (EKE20870)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical survey, Ickham, 1974 (EKE21110)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Kent Mapping Project (EKE20439)

Record last edited

Apr 29 2025 5:57PM