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Monument record TR 15 NW 1517 - Dane John Mound and Roman and medieval remains in Dane John Garden
Summary
Mound, probably Roman tumulus, and public gardens. The Dane John mound is the remains of a Norman motte and bailey castle centred on the Dane John mound. It is likely that the motte and bailey castle was constructed just after the Norman Conquest, c. 1066-70 and was subsequently abandoned at about the turn of the 11th-12th century in favour of the new stone-built Norman keep, the new Canterbury Castle.
Summary from record TR 15 NW 51:
High mound within the line of the city wall, perhaps of Roman origins, and reused as a castle motte. In more recent times the mound has been refashioned as a landscape feature. It has been suggested that its origins are a Romano-British burial mound of the 2nd Century but it is just within the line of the city walls. The mound appears to have been re-formed to create a motte which was the earliest castle site within Canterbury. The name Dane John appears to be a corruption of donjon. Archaeological excavations in 1981 produced evidence for the earthwork enclosure to the north and further work in 1989 suggested another bailey-like enclosure to the south outside the line of the city wall. The mound was raised in 1790 when Alderman James Simmons transformed it into a feature for a pleasure garden.
Location
Grid reference | TR 1477 5736 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR15NW |
County | KENT |
District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Full Description
Wilson, D., 1961, The King's School, Canterbury, Disc Brooch (Article in serial). SKE30376.
Andrews, G., 1985, The Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE30429.
Jarman, C., 1999, The Dane John Mound (Article in serial). SKE30886.
<1> DOE (IAM) Rec Form 28 6 78 & map (OS Card Reference). SKE40717.
<1> Historic England, National Heritage List for England (Index). SKE29372.
<2> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SKE30376 Article in serial: Wilson, D.. 1961. The King's School, Canterbury, Disc Brooch.
- --- SKE30429 Unpublished document: Andrews, G.. 1985. The Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment.
- --- SKE30886 Article in serial: Jarman, C.. 1999. The Dane John Mound. Canterbury's Archaeology 1996-1997.
- <1>XY SKE29372 Index: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. [Mapped feature: #91818 Mound, ]
- <1> SKE40717 OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) Rec Form 28 6 78 & map.
- <2> SKE6956 Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
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Record last edited
Apr 15 2024 11:43AM