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The City wall and bastion in Westgate Gardens is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a section of Canterbury's medieval defensive circuit. The fortification dates from the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries, when Canterbury underwent significant strengthening of its urban defences. The surviving remains include a substantial stone bastion and adjoining wall segments that demonstrate the sophisticated military engineering of the High Medieval period. These structures represent important physical evidence of Canterbury's status as a major fortified town during the medieval era.
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 scheduled ancient monument comprising a section of Canterbury's medieval defensive circuit.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of City wall and bastion in Westgate Gardens's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
City wall and bastion in Westgate Gardens stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.