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The City wall and ditch on Rheims Way is an ancient monument forming part of the defensive fortifications of Roman Canterbury. The structure comprises a substantial earthwork consisting of a ditch and adjacent wall, constructed during the Roman period to protect the settlement of Durovernum Cantiacorum. The monument represents significant evidence of Roman military engineering and urban planning in Britain, demonstrating the scale of investment in provincial defence during the occupation. The surviving remains, though substantially degraded since antiquity, retain archaeological value for understanding the layout and development of Romano-British Canterbury.
City wall (site) and ditch on Rheims Way is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004201. View the official record →
The City wall and ditch on Rheims Way is an ancient monument forming part of the defensive fortifications of Roman Canterbury. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004201.
City wall (site) and ditch on Rheims Way 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 1004201.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Hanging Hill, Bridge, immediately south west of Watling Street (5.7 km), Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood (6.1 km), Bowl Barrow 350M E.S.E. of Capel farm in Mounts Wood (6.9 km).
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