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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 71 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Tower 7 |
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Summary
Semi-circular tower (Tower 7) part of the town walls. Medieval in date, built on the remains of a Angle tower thought to be C4th. A stump of this tower can be seen projecting from the walls.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1512 5756 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TOWER (TOWER, Roman - 300 AD to 409 AD)
- BASTION (BASTION, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
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(TR 15125756) The wall between St George's Gate and Riding Gate was completely restored in 1956-62. The two semi-circular bastions were constructed on the sites of Md bastions. (1) Tower No 7. One of three medieval semicircular towers between the Riding Gate [TR 15 NW 141] and Newingate [TR 15 NE 76]. It was built over a Roman angle-tower, traces of which were found by Dr F Jenkins during excavation in 1956-7. The north-east side of the Roman tower survived as a stump of flint and mortar projecting out from the city wall. It clearly abutted the wall and was of late construction, added, presumably in the 4th century. The medieval tower has been rebuilt. (2) The remains of what may have been a primitive iron-smelting furnace of mid 1st century date (or earlier) were found, indicating industrialuse of the area prior to the construction of the Roman defences. (3)
<1> F1 FGA 27-JAN-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42991.
<2> Arch of Cant 2 1982 23 67 68 73 (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE36825.
<3> The Arch of Cant An assessment 1985 69 152 (G Andrews) (OS Card Reference). SKE49998.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 27-JAN-65. |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch of Cant 2 1982 23 67 68 73 (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett). [Mapped feature: #43412 tower, ] |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: The Arch of Cant An assessment 1985 69 152 (G Andrews). |
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