TR 35 NW 2 - Two Roman temples (sites of), possible late C3rd/early C4th

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Monument record TR 35 NW 2 - Two Roman temples (sites of), possible late C3rd/early C4th

Summary

Site of 2 small Roman temples, built circa late 3rd century AD and surviving into the late 4th century. Located about 350 yards south of Richborough Fort and lie within the scheduled area of the Saxon Shore Fort. They were uncovered during the construction of the East Kent Railway in 1926. Nothing is now visible on the ground

Location

Grid reference	TR 3223 5979 (point) Centred on
Map sheet	TR35NW
County	KENT
District	DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish	ASH, DOVER, KENT

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TEMPLE (TEMPLE, Roman - 267 AD to 399 AD)

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<1> OS 25" 1958 (OS Card Reference). SKE48274.

<2> "Richborough III" 1932, 34-6, (J.P Bushe-Fox) (OS Card Reference). SKE32683.

<3> F1 FGA 10-JUN-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42910.

<4> Temples in Ro Britain 1966 3 13 53 142 (M J T Lewis) (OS Card Reference). SKE49825.

<5> VCH Kent vol 3 1932 33-34 (R E M Wheeler) (OS Card Reference). SKE51225.

<6> Field report for monument TR 35 NW 2 - June, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6025.

<7> English Heritage, 2001, Richborough, Kent: Report on Geophysical Surveys, September 2001 (Unpublished document). SKE13689.

<8> Kent Archaeological Society, 2002, Kent Archaeological Society Newsletter 53, 2002, p 12-13 (Article in serial). SKE54850.

Sources/Archives (8)

<1> SKE48274 OS Card Reference: OS 25" 1958.
<2> SKE32683 OS Card Reference: "Richborough III" 1932, 34-6, (J.P Bushe-Fox).
<3> SKE42910 OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 10-JUN-64.
<4> SKE49825 OS Card Reference: Temples in Ro Britain 1966 3 13 53 142 (M J T Lewis).
<5> SKE51225 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent vol 3 1932 33-34 (R E M Wheeler).
<6> SKE6025 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 35 NW 2 - June, 1964.
<7>XY SKE13689 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Richborough, Kent: Report on Geophysical Surveys, September 2001. [Mapped feature: #56867 temple, ]
<8> SKE54850 Article in serial: Kent Archaeological Society. 2002. Kent Archaeological Society Newsletter 53, 2002, p 12-13. 53, p 12-13.