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Monument details

HER Number:TR 15 NW 1821
Type of record:Monument
Name:Anglo-Saxon Structure 'S8', North of Rose Lane

Summary

Anglo-Saxon Structure 'S8' was a large off square shaped structure, with weak corners, having many post-holes around its perimeter. It also revealed evidence of metal working. It overlies Structures 'S1 & S4'.


Grid Reference:TR 1488 5761
Map Sheet:TR15NW
Parish:CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Monument Types

  • STRUCTURE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 550 AD? to 700 AD?)

Full description

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Anglo-Saxon Structure 'S8' was a large off square shaped structure, with weak corners, having many post-holes around its perimeter. It also revealed evidence of metal working. It overlies Structures 'S1 & S4'.


Frere, SS, Stow, S, and Bennett, P, 1982, Excavations on the Roman and Medieval Defences of Canterbury. (Monograph). SKE28530.

Blockley, K., Blockley, M., Blockley, P., Frere, S. and Stow, S., 1995, Excavations in the Marlowe Car Park and Surrounding Areas. Part 1: The Excavated Sites (Monograph). SKE29969.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
---Monograph: Frere, SS, Stow, S, and Bennett, P. 1982. Excavations on the Roman and Medieval Defences of Canterbury..
---Monograph: Blockley, K., Blockley, M., Blockley, P., Frere, S. and Stow, S.. 1995. Excavations in the Marlowe Car Park and Surrounding Areas. Part 1: The Excavated Sites.