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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 73 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Campanile Mound |
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Summary
A mound in the Cathedral precincts was in existence by cAD1160 and is shown in the Canterbury Psalter. The Cathedral campanile which fell in the earthquake of 1382 stood on it.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1511 5785 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ARTIFICIAL MOUND (MOUND, Medieval - 1140 AD to 1539 AD)
- BELL TOWER (Demolished, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1382 AD? (between) to 1560 AD? (between))
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1004195: Christchurch Priory and Archbishop's Palace |
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Full description
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Campanile Mount [NAT]. (1) An elevated turf covered platform. No trace of building but the slopes are strewn with rubble. (2)
A mound in the Cathedral precincts was in existence by cAD1160 and is shown in the Canterbury Psalter. The Cathedral campanile which fell in the earthquake of 1382 stood on it. (3)
From the Register of Scheduled Monuments:
The scheduling includes…The Campanile mound (4).
<1> OS 1/1250 1972 (OS Card Reference). SKE48120.
<2> F1 FGA 27-JAN-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42991.
<3> Arch Cant 61 1948 143 plan (W Urry) (OS Card Reference). SKE35321.
<4> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 1/1250 1972. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 27-JAN-65. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 61 1948 143 plan (W Urry). |
| <4>XY | Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #43413 mound, ] |
Related records
| TR 15 NE 1075 | Part of: Christchurch Priory and Archbishop's Palace complex (Monument) |
