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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 2253 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval City Wall Tower 24, between Worthgate and Ridingate |
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Summary
A semi-circular tower survives between Worthgate and Ridingate. Tower 24, is semi-circular shaped with a battered ashlar plinth built against an earth revettment, and is open backed; it was probably built in the 15th century, it is know part of Castle House and lies just to the east of the site of Worthgate, near Canterbury Castle.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1456 5739 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TOWER (Medieval - 1401 AD? to 1500 AD?)
Full description
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A semi-circular tower survives between Worthgate and Ridingate. The tower, Tower 24, is semi-circular shaped with a battered ashlar plinth built against an earth revettment, and is open backed; it was probably built in the 15th century, it is know part of Castle House and lies just to the east of the site of Worthgate, near Canterbury Castle.
Frere, SS, Stow, S, and Bennett, P, 1982, Excavations on the Roman and Medieval Defences of Canterbury. (Monograph). SKE28530.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Monograph: Frere, SS, Stow, S, and Bennett, P. 1982. Excavations on the Roman and Medieval Defences of Canterbury.. |
