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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 193 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of a Romano-British barrow, Canterbury East Railway Station |
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Summary
A suspected Romano-British barrow was formerly located on the site now occupied by Canterbury East Station. It was destroyed in 1860 during the construction of the railway.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1469 5726 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BARROW? (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Full description
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[TR 14695726] Ro Barrow (site of). (1) A crescent- shaped mound, tumulus, on the site now occupied by Canterbury East Station, was destroyed in 1860 during the constructionof the railway. Upon this mound stood a smaller mound (a). (2)
<1> F1 CFW 23-FEB-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42726.
<2> Arch Cant 59 1948 141 plan (W Urry) (OS Card Reference). SKE35308.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 23-FEB-65. |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 59 1948 141 plan (W Urry). [Mapped feature: #43759 mound, ] |
