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Stutfall Castle is a Roman fort built in the late third or early fourth century as part of the Saxon Shore defence system protecting the coast of Roman Britain from Germanic raiders. The site occupies a strategic position near Richborough in Kent and formed part of an integrated chain of coastal fortifications that extended along the south and east coasts. The fort was constructed with characteristic Roman military architecture, including defensive walls and internal structures typical of late Roman military installations. Stutfall Castle represents an important example of the military infrastructure developed during the later Roman period to counter increasing threats to Britain's maritime security.
Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, 468m south-west of St Stephen's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005179. View the official record →
Stutfall Castle is a Roman fort built in the late third or early fourth century as part of the Saxon Shore defence system protecting the coast of Roman Britain from Germanic raiders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005179.
Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, 468m south-west of St Stephen's Church 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 1005179.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Early medieval flood defence at Botolph's Bridge, West Hythe (1 km), Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Bridge to Scanlon's Bridge (2.2 km), Dymchurch Redoubt (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, 468m south-west of St Stephen's Church'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.
Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, 468m south-west of St Stephen's Church stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.