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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 54 NE 80
Type of record:Monument
Name:Tonbridge town defences behind 19 Lyons Crescent, Tonbridge

Summary

A survey carried out in 2005 confirmed the existence of the Medieval town defences behind 19 Lyons Crescent, Tonbridge. The remains survive as a substantial earth bank


Grid Reference:TQ 59235 46553
Map Sheet:TQ54NE
Parish:TONBRIDGE, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

Monument Types

  • TOWN DEFENCES (Medieval - 1259 AD? to 1259 AD)

Full description

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A survey carried out in 2005 confirmed the existence of the Medieval town defences behind 19 Lyons Crescent, Tonbridge. The remains survive as a substantial earth bank perhaps 3-5 m high (1)


<1> AOC Archaeology Group, 2005, An Archaeological Desk Based Assessment Of Land To The Rear Of 19 Lyons Crescent, Tonbridge, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE13393.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Unpublished document: AOC Archaeology Group. 2005. An Archaeological Desk Based Assessment Of Land To The Rear Of 19 Lyons Crescent, Tonbridge, Kent.

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TQ 54 NE 3Part of: Tonbridge town defences (course of) (Monument)