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Dane John Mound is a mound monument located within Dane John Garden in Canterbury, Kent, representing one of the most significant archaeological features in the city. The mound itself is believed to have Norman origins, likely constructed in the late eleventh century as a defensive earthwork, though it may incorporate or overlie earlier Roman material. The site has yielded substantial archaeological evidence of Roman occupation, including remains and artefacts from the Romano-British period when Canterbury, as Durovernum Cantiacorum, was an important settlement and port. The mound and surrounding garden preserve an important palimpsest of occupation spanning from the Roman period through the medieval centuries, making it a valuable record of Canterbury's long urban development.
Dane John Mound and Roman and medieval remains in Dane John Garden is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003780. View the official record →
Dane John Mound is a mound monument located within Dane John Garden in Canterbury, Kent, representing one of the most significant archaeological features in the city. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003780.
Dane John Mound and Roman and medieval remains in Dane John Garden 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 1003780.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl Barrow 350M E.S.E. of Capel farm in Mounts Wood (7 km), Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs (7.8 km), Bowl barrow, the easternmost of six in Eggringe Wood (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dane John Mound and Roman and medieval remains in Dane John Garden'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.
Dane John Mound and Roman and medieval remains in Dane John Garden stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.