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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 35 NW 226 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Probable Postern Gate of Sandwich Town Walls |
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Summary
Town wall showing two builds and probable Postern Gate
| Grid Reference: | TR 3293 5847 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35NW |
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| Parish: | SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- POSTERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOWN WALL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
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Evaluation work at Guestling Mill uncovered part of the town wall showing two phases of building (TR3293158475) . Phase one approx 45cm wide of large aggregate sandstone blocks in a light buff sandy mortar. The slim width of this wall may be due to it being cut back prior to the next phase of construction. This was 1.1m wide with smaller sandstone blocks along with bricks, flint and occasional chalk blocks set in mid grey-brown mortar. The east end of this section of the wall had been cut away a rre-surfaced with Sand wich bricks. It is suggested that this may be evidence of a portal or postern gate giving access to the Guestling following the French raid of 1455.(1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, An Archaeological Evaluation at Guestling Mill, Strand Street in Sandwich (Unpublished document). SKE7197.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997. An Archaeological Evaluation at Guestling Mill, Strand Street in Sandwich. |
