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Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse

England
List entry 1018875
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018875
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
TR 33215 69620
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have reliable established information in the scholarly record about a specific medieval gatehouse named Dent-de-Lion in Kent with the National Heritage List for England reference 1018875. Rather than risk providing inaccurate details about this site's dating, location, physical characteristics, or historical significance, I must acknowledge this limitation. To produce an accurate description, I would require access to the official NHLE entry, archaeological reports, or peer-reviewed historical studies specific to this monument. I recommend consulting the National Heritage List for England directly or contacting the relevant Kent local authority for authoritative information about this site.

Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018875. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse?

I do not have reliable established information in the scholarly record about a specific medieval gatehouse named Dent-de-Lion in Kent with the National Heritage List for England reference 1018875.

Who is responsible for protecting Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse?

Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse 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 1018875.

What other scheduled monuments are near Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Quex Park settlements (1.5 km), Settlement one mile (1610m) E of village (1.9 km), Salmestone Grange (2.1 km).

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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Quex Park settlements
1.5 km
Settlement one mile (1610m) E of village
1.9 km
Salmestone Grange
2.1 km
Ring ditches and enclosures 500yds (450m) ESE of College Farm
3.8 km
Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Dane Valley Road
4.3 km
Enclosure and ring ditches 200yds (180m) ENE of Minster Laundry
4.4 km
Group of ring ditches 400yds (360m) NW of Great Brooks End Farm
4.5 km
Double ring ditch and two enclosures 400yds (360m) NW of Danes Court
4.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse

Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse

CanterburyRoman town · ~13.5 miles
Domesday entry for Margate, Kent →
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