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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 95 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | M bastion |
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Summary
M bastion
| Grid Reference: | TR 1476 5733 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BASTION (BASTION, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
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(TR 14765733) Bastion [NR]. (1) Excavation of bastion revealed Ro wall and some evidence that it was on the site of a Ro tower. (2) The semi-circular bastion, much restored, stands to its full height. (3) The eastern half of the large medieval external angle-tower on the city wall adjoining the Dane John Mound was excavated in 1954 and proved to be entirely medieval in date. (4)
<1> OS 1:2500 (OS Card Reference). SKE48196.
<2> F1 WCW 01-SEP-54 (OS Card Reference). SKE43044.
<3> F2 FGA 17-JAN-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE43326.
<4> Arch of Canterbury 2 1982 59-60 plan (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE36846.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 WCW 01-SEP-54. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F2 FGA 17-JAN-65. |
| <4>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch of Canterbury 2 1982 59-60 plan (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett). [Mapped feature: #43668 Bastion, ] |
