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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NW 823 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Rochester (Durobrivae) Roman town wall |
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Summary
The southern length of the Roman town wall. Upstanding elements survive in the Old Deanery and in the Cloister Garth.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7425 6846 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NW |
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| Parish: | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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The southern length of the Roman town wall. Upstanding elements survive in the Old Deanery and in the Cloister Garth.
In 2013 GSB Prospection carried out a Ground Penetrating Radar survey of the castle grounds. The Roman town wall was possibly detected to the south of the keep. (1)
In 2007, Alan Ward documented the plan of the Roman wall during road repaving works. (2)
<2> Kent County Council, 2007, An Archaeological Watching brief in the Precinct, Rochester, Kent, April-May 2007 (Unpublished document). SKE51437.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <2> | Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2007. An Archaeological Watching brief in the Precinct, Rochester, Kent, April-May 2007. |
Related records
| TQ 76 NW 539 | Parent of: CATHEDRAL CLOISTER BUILDINGS (Listed Building) |
| TQ 76 NW 484 | Parent of: ROCHESTER CITY WALLS (Listed Building) |
| TQ 76 NW 900 | Parent of: Roman town wall, Rochester (Monument) |
| TQ 76 NW 665 | Parent of: SECTION OF ROMAN WALL 20 METRES SOUTH OF FORMER DEANERY (Listed Building) |
| TQ 76 NW 317 | Parent of: Section of Roman wall found in the garden of Southgate, The Precincts, Rochester (Monument) |
