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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 146 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval tower |
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Summary
Mediaeval tower (Tower 5) between Newingate and Riding Gate.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1498 5747 |
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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 14985747] Bastion [NR] (Site of) [NAT]. (1) Site of semi-circular bastion standing in 1799. (2) Excavated 1953. (3) Marked in turf by concrete walling. (4) Tower 5. One of three medieval semicircular towers between the Riding Gate [TR 15 NW 141] and Newingate [TR 15 NE 76]. The plinth constructed of large ashlar blocks was found by SS Frere in 1954. (5)
<1> OS 1/2500 (OS Card Reference). SKE48122.
<2> Hist of Kent 4 1799 66 (E Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE43984.
<3> F1 WCW 01-SEP-54 (OS Card Reference). SKE43044.
<4> F2 FGA 27-JAN-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE43337.
<5> Arch of Cant 2 1982 23 43 plan (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE36824.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 1/2500. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Hist of Kent 4 1799 66 (E Hasted). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 WCW 01-SEP-54. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: F2 FGA 27-JAN-65. |
| <5>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch of Cant 2 1982 23 43 plan (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett). [Mapped feature: #43719 Tower, ] |
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