Monument record TR 15 NW 2186 - Roman defensive rampart, Canterbury City Wall Defences

Summary

A large earthen ramapart was added to the inside of the defensive town wall to provide instant access to the wall top, and to house and provide a defensive fighting platform, and to act as additional support to the wall itself (it's not clear whether the rampart was extended to the whole of the walls circuit).

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1483 5778 (899m by 886m)
Map sheet TR15NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Frere, SS, Stow, S, and Bennett, P, 1982, Excavations on the Roman and Medieval Defences of Canterbury. (Monograph). SKE28530.

Houliston, M., 2002, Pers Comm Mark Houliston (Unpublished document). SKE30156.

Hicks, A. & Houliston, M., 2003, Whitefriars (The Big Dig) (Monograph). SKE30418.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Monograph: Frere, SS, Stow, S, and Bennett, P. 1982. Excavations on the Roman and Medieval Defences of Canterbury..
  • --- Unpublished document: Houliston, M.. 2002. Pers Comm Mark Houliston.
  • --- Monograph: Hicks, A. & Houliston, M.. 2003. Whitefriars (The Big Dig).

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Excavation at Whitefriars CW12, Canterbury, 2001 (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE14120)

Record last edited

Apr 11 2024 3:31PM