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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 166 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | London Gate - Roman |
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Summary
London Gate - Roman
| Grid Reference: | TR 1440 5785 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GATE (GATE, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 348 |
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Full description
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(TR 14405784) 'London Gate' excavations in 1955 revealed a Ro gateway through which passed Watling St. Site marked by plaque. (1) [TR 14405785] ROMAN GATE [R] (Site of) [NAT]. (2) London Gate when excavated in 1955 was shown to have no flanking towers. It is the only Roman gate not reused in medieval times. (3)
Geophysical survey carried out in 2011 found anomalies that may derive from the Roman gatehouse (4)
<1> F1 FGA 27-JAN-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42991.
<2> OS 1:1250 1966 (OS Card Reference). SKE48180.
<3> Arch of Canterbury 2 1982 19 33-4 plans (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE36839.
<4> CgMs, 2011, Geophysical Survey report, South East Canterbury, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE52381.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 27-JAN-65. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:1250 1966. |
| <3>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch of Canterbury 2 1982 19 33-4 plans (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett). [Mapped feature: #43734 gate, ] |
| <4> | Unpublished document: CgMs. 2011. Geophysical Survey report, South East Canterbury, Kent. |
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