TR 15 NW 264 - Dane John Mound, Canterbury - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TR 15 NW 264 - Dane John Mound, Canterbury

Summary

Roman barrow cemetery with possible Bronze Age origins. Only one survives as an earthwork. This was enlarged for use as a medieval motte and bailey and a windmill mound. It was also used as a Civil War gun emplacement and incorporated into a public garden after 1790.

Location

Grid reference	TR 1486 5739 (point) Centred on
Map sheet	TR15NW
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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<1> OS 2500 11/5 (OS Card Reference). SKE48290.

<2> VCH Kent 3 1932 75-6 78 map (REM Wheeler) (OS Card Reference). SKE51129.

<3> Antiquity 10 1936 50-1 (GC Dunning & RF Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE33290.

<4> Arch J 86 1930 272-5 map 235 (G Home) (OS Card Reference). SKE36739.

<5> AM England & Wales 1961 59 (MOW) (OS Card Reference). SKE33020.

<6> F1 CFW 05-FEB-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42436.

<7> The Arch of Cant 8 1987 160-180 (S Frere P Bennett J Rady and S Stow) (OS Card Reference). SKE49984.

<8> The Arch of Cant; An Assessment 1985 124 137 184-85 (G Andrews) (OS Card Reference). SKE50014.

<9> D Cathcart King, 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (OS Card Reference). SKE38603.

<10> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1996, Recent work at the Dane John garden. Survey of condition of the Dane John Mound and exposure of the surviving footings of the entrance at the Wincheap Gate (Unpublished document). SKE11984.

Sources/Archives (10)

<1> SKE48290 OS Card Reference: OS 2500 11/5.
<2> SKE51129 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 75-6 78 map (REM Wheeler).
<3> SKE33290 OS Card Reference: Antiquity 10 1936 50-1 (GC Dunning & RF Jessup).
<4> SKE36739 OS Card Reference: Arch J 86 1930 272-5 map 235 (G Home).
<5> SKE33020 OS Card Reference: AM England & Wales 1961 59 (MOW).
<6> SKE42436 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 05-FEB-65.
<7> SKE49984 OS Card Reference: The Arch of Cant 8 1987 160-180 (S Frere P Bennett J Rady and S Stow).
<8> SKE50014 OS Card Reference: The Arch of Cant; An Assessment 1985 124 137 184-85 (G Andrews).
<9> SKE38603 OS Card Reference: D Cathcart King. 1983. Castellarium Anglicanum.
<10>XY SKE11984 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1996. Recent work at the Dane John garden. Survey of condition of the Dane John Mound and exposure of the surviving footings of the entrance at the Wincheap Gate. [Mapped feature: #43811 mound, ]

Finds (1)

AXE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument KENT 44

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Intrusive Event: Excavation at Dane John Moat (east of the tower), Canterbury, 1961 (Ref: EI 15412) (EKE4275)
Intrusive Event: Survey of condition of the Dane John Mound, Canterbury, 1996 (EKE8221)

Record last edited

Apr 11 2024 3:55PM