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The City wall and bastion in Westgate Gardens is a medieval defensive structure forming part of Canterbury's fortifications. The wall dates from the late twelfth century onwards, representing successive phases of construction and maintenance typical of urban defences during the medieval period. The bastion, a projecting defensive work, would have served to strengthen the circuit wall and provide improved sightlines for defenders. The structure survives as an important archaeological monument demonstrating the scale and engineering of Canterbury's medieval urban defences.
City wall and bastion in Westgate Gardens is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004200. View the official record →
The City wall and bastion in Westgate Gardens is a medieval defensive structure forming part of Canterbury's fortifications. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004200.
City wall and bastion in Westgate Gardens is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004200.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Hanging Hill, Bridge, immediately south west of Watling Street (6 km), Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood (6.5 km), Bowl Barrow 350M E.S.E. of Capel farm in Mounts Wood (7.3 km).
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