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Part of the Rhee Wall, a medieval canal, at Snargate

England

List entry 1010699

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1010699

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

4.81 hectares

Grid reference

TQ 98297 29332

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Part of the Rhee Wall is a medieval canal located at Snargate in Kent, England. The structure represents an important example of medieval hydraulic engineering in the Romney Marsh area, where such waterworks were constructed to manage water levels and facilitate drainage or transport across the low-lying terrain. The surviving section demonstrates the substantial earthwork construction typical of medieval canal systems, which required considerable labour and technical knowledge to execute. This monument reflects the period when Romney Marsh communities invested in infrastructure to improve land use and connectivity during the medieval period.

Part of the Rhee Wall, a medieval canal, at Snargate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010699. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Part of the Rhee Wall, a medieval canal, at Snargate?

Part of the Rhee Wall is a medieval canal located at Snargate in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010699.

Who is responsible for protecting Part of the Rhee Wall, a medieval canal, at Snargate?

Part of the Rhee Wall, a medieval canal, at Snargate 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 1010699.

What other scheduled monuments are near Part of the Rhee Wall, a medieval canal, at Snargate?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including World War II underground operational base 500yds (457m) SW of Bentley Cottage (1 km), Royal Military Canal, Appledore Bridge to Kenardington Bridge (1.9 km), Medieval farmstead at Pilchers, 340m north east of Codhall (2.1 km).

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Monuments

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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

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

LiDAR

Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

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Legal

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

World War II underground operational base 500yds (457m) SW of Bentley Cottage

1 km

Royal Military Canal, Appledore Bridge to Kenardington Bridge

1.9 km

Medieval farmstead at Pilchers, 340m north east of Codhall

2.1 km

Royal Military Canal, Kenardington Bridge to Warehorne Bridge

2.5 km

Royal Military Canal, Heron House to Appledore Bridge

2.8 km

Domestic chapel at Horne's Place

2.9 km

Royal Military Canal, Warehorne Bridge to Ham Street Bridge

3.2 km

Royal Military Canal, Kent Ditch to Heron House, Folkestone

4.3 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Part of the Rhee Wall, a medieval canal, at Snargate

Part of the Rhee Wall, a medieval canal, at Snargate stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Part of the Rhee Wall, a medieval canal, at Snargate

CanterburyRoman town · ~20.5 miles Battle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~16.9 miles

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