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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 197 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval tower |
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Summary
Medieval tower
| Grid Reference: | TR 1456 5739 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TOWER (TOWER, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
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[TR 14565739] Bastion [NR] (Site of) [NAT]. (1) Semi-circular bastion. (2) House incorporates its remains with the modern bay window following its line. (3) Tower No 24. One of five towers between Worth Gate [TR 15 NW 187] and Riding Gate [TR 15 NW 141]. All are semicircular and open, with a battered ashlar plinth built against an earth revetment. All contain gun ports but may not have built until the late 15th century. (4)
<1> OS 1:2500 (OS Card Reference). SKE48196.
<2> Map of Canterbury 1768 (Andrews and Wren) (OS Card Reference). SKE46512.
<3> F1 FGA 27-JAN-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42991.
<4> Arch of Cant 2 1982 23 (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE36822.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Map of Canterbury 1768 (Andrews and Wren). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 27-JAN-65. |
| <4>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch of Cant 2 1982 23 (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett). [Mapped feature: #43763 tower, ] |
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