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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 2258 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval Tower, Tower 3, between Worthgate and Ridingate |
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Summary
Medieval Tower, Tower 3, built in the late 15th century against the City Wall, is situated between Worthgate and Ridingate on the City Wall. It is semi-circular shaped in plan, open backed, with a battered ashlar plinth built against an earth revetment.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1482 5736 |
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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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Medieval Tower, Tower 3, built in the late 15th century against the City Wall, is situated between Worthgate and Ridingate on the City Wall. It is semi-circular shaped in plan, open backed, with a battered ashlar plinth built against an earth revetment.
Frere, SS, Stow, S, and Bennett, P, 1982, Excavations on the Roman and Medieval Defences of Canterbury. (Monograph). SKE28530.
Rupert Austin, 2001, Personal Comment Rupert Austin, Inventory List (Unpublished document). SKE28531.
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.. |
| --- | Unpublished document: Rupert Austin. 2001. Personal Comment Rupert Austin, Inventory List. |
