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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 134 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval bastion between Riding Gate and Wincheap Gate |
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Summary
One of five bastions situated on the medieval town wall between between Riding Gate and Wincheap Gate. It was restored between 1956-62. It is semi-circular in plan with a battered ashlar plinth built against an earth revetment. It is part of the southern boundary the the Dane John Public Gardens.
| Grid Reference: | TR 6149 1574 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR61NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TOWER (TOWER, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 44 |
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Full description
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(TR 14915742) 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 4. One of five medieval towers preserved 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 been built until the late 15th century. (3)
<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 (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: F1 FGA 27-JAN-65. |
| <3>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch of Cant 2 1982 23 (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett). [Mapped feature: #43707 Bastion, ] |
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