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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 SW 43 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Romano-British rectangular temple |
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Summary
The remains of a Roman rectangular temple located to the west of the Great Foundation and contemporary with the Saxon Shore fort. Dated 275 to 370 AD. Fragments of a Pseudo-Venus figurine confirm an association with this Roman cult in Kent
| Grid Reference: | TR 3245 6018 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SW |
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| Parish: | ASH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TEMPLE (TEMPLE, Roman - 275 AD to 370 AD)
Full description
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A 4th century temple "KI" stands to the west of the Great Foundation. The temple is of the usual type with a "cella" to contain the image of the Diety and a pertico or flight of steps in front. Two other temples of later date were discovered towards the south at the foot ofthe hill (see Illustration Card.) (1) Square temples c. 275-370 A.D. West of the great foundation, contemporary with the Saxon shore facts. Temple with pertico or stepson east. Fragments of pseudo-venus figurine confirm late 3rd century date. (2) The cult of the "Pseudo-Venus" in Kent. One example from Richborough lay in the remains of a small building resembling in its grand-plan, a temple built in the classical style. (3) Magnetometer, resistivity and magnetic susceptibitilty surveys undertaken over a 18.7ha area, at Richborough, Kent. The magnetometer survey revealed a complex pattern of settlement activity, roadways and enclosures. Ribbon development along Watling Street accounted for a greater density of readings in that area, whereas weaker responses seem to be associated with an outlying field system. The limit of the settlement was not defined, so further survey work is recommended (4).
<1> MOW Richborough Castle 1961 1-12 (JP Bushe-Fox) (OS Card Reference). SKE47359.
<2> Temples in RB 1966 3 13 14 20 25 26-8 51 53 71 130 131 142 143 (MJT Lewis) (OS Card Reference). SKE49823.
<3> Arch Cant 72 1958 60 64 (F Jenkins) (OS Card Reference). SKE35520.
<4> English Heritage, 2001, Richborough, Kent: Report on Geophysical Surveys, September 2001 (Unpublished document). SKE13689.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: MOW Richborough Castle 1961 1-12 (JP Bushe-Fox). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Temples in RB 1966 3 13 14 20 25 26-8 51 53 71 130 131 142 143 (MJT Lewis). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 72 1958 60 64 (F Jenkins). |
| <4>XY | Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Richborough, Kent: Report on Geophysical Surveys, September 2001. [Mapped feature: #66192 temple, ] |
