TR 35 NW 27 - Worth Iron Age enclosure and Roman Temple

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Monument record TR 35 NW 27 - Worth Iron Age enclosure and Roman Temple

Summary

A large Iron Age enclosure with a Roman temple located in the northern part. The temple was excavated in 1925 and Middle and Late Iron Age material was also found at this time. The enclosure was identified from aerial photographs in 1984 and investigated between 1985 and 1989.

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Grid reference	Centred TR 3361 5533 (335m by 386m)
Map sheet	TR35NW
County	KENT
District	DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish	WORTH, DOVER, KENT

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<1> OS 25", 1957 (OS Card Reference). SKE48286.

<2> W. G. Klein, 1928, Roman Temple at Worth, Kent, The Antiquaries Journal Volume VIII: 76-86 (Article in serial). SKE25941.

<3> Antquaries Journ 20, 1940, 115-21 (C F C Hawkes) (OS Card Reference). SKE33301.

<4> Letter (S E Rigold, 1.10.64) (OS Card Reference). SKE46079.

<5> Antiquaries Journ 8, 1928, 76, sketch plan (W G Klein) (OS Card Reference). SKE33264.

<6> F1 CFW 22-APR-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42700.

<7> Temples in Roman Britain 1966 7,8,13,54,141,158,170 (MJT Lewis) (OS Card Reference). SKE49828.

<8> Field report for monument TR 35 NW 27 - April, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6048.

<9> [WORTH ROMAN TEMPLE] (Collection). SKE6503.

<10> Dover Archaeological Group, 1990, Brief Report on the Excavations by Dover Archaeological Group in the Area of the Roman Temple at Worth, in Kent, Brief Report on the Excavations by Dover Archaeological Group in the area of the Roman Temple at Wor (Unpublished document). SKE11891.

<11> Archaeologia Cantiana, 1928, The Kent Archaeological Society Report for the Year Ending 31st December 1927, xlvii (Article in serial). SKE24070.

<12> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<13> William Boys, 1788-92, Collections for an history of Sandwich in Kent : With notices of the other Cinque Ports and members, and of Richborough, 869-870 (Bibliographic reference). SKE24071.

<14> Historic England, National Heritage List for England (Index). SKE29372.

<15> Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, 2001, Britannia 32, p 385 (Article in serial). SKE54842.

Sources/Archives (15)

<1> SKE48286 OS Card Reference: OS 25", 1957.
<2> SKE25941 Article in serial: W. G. Klein. 1928. Roman Temple at Worth, Kent. The Antiquaries Journal Volume VIII: 76-86. The Antiquaries Journal Volume VIII: 76-86.
<3> SKE33301 OS Card Reference: Antquaries Journ 20, 1940, 115-21 (C F C Hawkes).
<4> SKE46079 OS Card Reference: Letter (S E Rigold, 1.10.64).
<5> SKE33264 OS Card Reference: Antiquaries Journ 8, 1928, 76, sketch plan (W G Klein).
<6> SKE42700 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 22-APR-65.
<7> SKE49828 OS Card Reference: Temples in Roman Britain 1966 7,8,13,54,141,158,170 (MJT Lewis).
<8> SKE6048 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 35 NW 27 - April, 1965.
<9> SKE6503 Collection: [WORTH ROMAN TEMPLE].
<10> SKE11891 Unpublished document: Dover Archaeological Group. 1990. Brief Report on the Excavations by Dover Archaeological Group in the Area of the Roman Temple at Worth, in Kent. Brief Report on the Excavations by Dover Archaeological Group in the area of the Roman Temple at Wor.
<11> SKE24070 Article in serial: Archaeologia Cantiana. 1928. The Kent Archaeological Society Report for the Year Ending 31st December 1927. Arch Cant XL: xli-xlix. xlvii.
<12> SKE16191 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments.
<13> SKE24071 Bibliographic reference: William Boys. 1788-92. Collections for an history of Sandwich in Kent : With notices of the other Cinque Ports and members, and of Richborough. 869-870.
<14>XY SKE29372 Index: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. [Mapped feature: #956 Iron Age Enclosure, ]
<15> SKE54842 Article in serial: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies. 2001. Britannia 32, p 385. Vol 32, p 385.

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Related Events/Activities (7)

Intrusive Event: Antiquarian excavation of Worth Roman temple (EKE12894)
Intrusive Event: Excavation at Castle Field, 1985 (EKE20859)
Intrusive Event: Excavation in Castle Field, Worth (Ref: EI 15283) (EKE4185)
Intrusive Event: Excavation trenches around Worth enclosure (EKE4662)
Intrusive Event: Excavation, Iron Age & Roman site, Worth, 1986 (EKE21134)
Intrusive Event: Land off Jubilee Road, watching brief, 2000 (EKE21500)
Intrusive Event: Watching Brief at Greenacres Bungalow, Worth (EKE4647)

Record last edited

Jul 29 2024 8:27PM