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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 634 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman Temple, Beer Cart Lane, Canterbury |
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Summary
In 1997 work at 12 Beer Cart Lane uncovered the western edge of a massive mortared flint structure. Given its position and nature it is virtually certain to represent the podium of the principle temple. To the west of this was a deposit which could represent the backfill of a trench removing any veneer or facing to the structure, but is more likely to be the final metalling of the temenos courtyard.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1475 5772 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TEMPLE (Demolished, Roman - 75 AD? to 409 AD? (at some time))
Full description
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In 1997 work at 12 Beer Cart Lane uncovered the western edge of a massive mortared flint structure. Given its position and nature it is virtually certain to represent the podium of the principle temple with in the Temple precinct (TR 15 NW 110). To the west of this was a deposit which could represent the backfill of a trench removing any veneer or facing to the structure, but is more likely to be the final metalling of the temenos courtyard.(1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, 12 Beer Cart Lane: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE8261.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997. 12 Beer Cart Lane: Archaeological Evaluation. |
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