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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 1969 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Anglo-Saxon Occupation and Road, Castle Street |
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Summary
Earliest Saxon evidence was a series of pits cutting Roman levels producing 9th century Saxon pottery. In a trench dug between the Castle Keep and the city wall a late Saxon road was ound overlaying the tail of the roman rampart.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1453 5741 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ROAD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Full description
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Earliest Saxon evidence was a series of pits cutting Roman levels producing 9th century Saxon pottery. In a trench dug between the Castle Keep and the city wall a late Saxon road was ound overlaying the tail of the roman rampart.
Andrews, G., 1985, The Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE30429.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Andrews, G.. 1985. The Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment. |
