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Monument record TR 15 NW 1515 - Canterbury castle (sub-surface remains of)
Summary
The archaeological remains of Canterbury Castle not including the extant keep.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 1456 5744 (179m by 138m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Full Description
From the Register of Scheduled Monuments:
Mentioned in Domesday Book, used as a prison until 1577. Buildings graduall fell into decay.
Outer bailey, bailey wall and ditch threatened by building proposals. Line of these defences known from a redevelopment trench in 1974 and excavations in 1975-6.
Shell of keep stands in public garden bounded to NE by Gas st,. The SE by Castle St,. And SW by city wall. The rest and greater part of the outer baliey now lies under car park and modern development.(1)
<1> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE16191 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments.
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Record last edited
Sep 9 2014 11:04AM