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The Sandwich town walls are a surviving section of the medieval defensive fortifications that enclosed the Cinque Port town of Sandwich in Kent. This particular section, extending from Woodnesborough Gate to Canterbury Gate, dates from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, when Sandwich was a prosperous and strategically important maritime settlement. The walls are constructed of flint and stone rubble with ashlar facing in places, and this segment represents a well-preserved example of urban military architecture from the later medieval period. The fortifications reflect Sandwich's significant role in coastal defence and its status as one of the Cinque Ports, a confederation of English coastal towns granted special privileges in exchange for naval service to the Crown.
Sandwich town walls: section from Woodnesborough Gate to Canterbury Gate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005175. View the official record →
The Sandwich town walls are a surviving section of the medieval defensive fortifications that enclosed the Cinque Port town of Sandwich in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005175.
Sandwich town walls: section from Woodnesborough Gate to Canterbury Gate 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 1005175.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval moated site at Grove Manor Farm (2 km), Romano-Celtic temple and Iron Age site S of Worth (2.9 km), Large cemetery N of Sangrado's Wood (4.7 km).
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