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Monument details

HER Number:TR 15 NW 129
Type of record:Monument
Name:Medieval tower

Summary

One of five bastions situated on the Medieval town wall between Riding Gate and Wincheap Gate. A restoration was probably carried out between 1956-62. The tower forms part of the southern boundary to the Dane John public gardens.


Grid Reference:TR 1482 5736
Map Sheet:TR15NW
Parish:CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Monument Types

  • TOWER (TOWER, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status:Scheduled Monument 44

Full description

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(TR 14825736) Bastion [NR]. (1) The wall between Riding Gate and Wincheap Gate has been much restored probably 1956-62. The semi-circular bastions, much restored, stand to their full height. (2) Tower No 3. One of five towers preserved between Worth Gate [TR 15 NW 187] and Riding Gate [TR 15 NW 141]. All are semi- circular and open, with a battered ashlar plinth built against an earth revetment. All contain gun ports but may not have been built until the late 15th century. (3-4)
Historic England archive material: BF111532 City Walls, Canterbury


<1> OS 1/2500 (OS Card Reference). SKE48122.

<2> F1 FGA 27-JAN-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42991.

<3> Arch of Cant 2 1982 23 plan (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE36828.

<4> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: OS 1/2500.
<2>OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 27-JAN-65.
<3>OS Card Reference: Arch of Cant 2 1982 23 plan (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett).
<4>XYScheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #43701 Tower, ]

Related records

TR 15 NW 116Part of: Canterbury city walls (Monument)