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Vacant land within Roman walls in Adelaide Place

England
List entry 1003125
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003125
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.41 hectares
Grid reference
TR 14729 57675
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Vacant land within Roman walls in Adelaide Place is a scheduled ancient monument located in Kent, England, comprising the remains of Roman defensive fortifications. The site preserves evidence of Roman military architecture dating to the period of occupation in Britain, with the surviving wall structures representing part of the fortification system constructed during the Roman era. The monument's archaeological significance lies in its potential to contribute to understanding Roman defensive strategies and urban planning in the region, though the current vacant state of the land reflects the fragmentary nature of Romano-British structural survival. The site is protected under the ancient monuments legislation due to its historical importance as a Roman-period defensive installation.

Vacant land within Roman walls in Adelaide Place is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003125. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Vacant land within Roman walls in Adelaide Place?

Vacant land within Roman walls in Adelaide Place is a scheduled ancient monument located in Kent, England, comprising the remains of Roman defensive fortifications.

Who is responsible for protecting Vacant land within Roman walls in Adelaide Place?

Vacant land within Roman walls in Adelaide Place 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 1003125.

What other scheduled monuments are near Vacant land within Roman walls in Adelaide Place?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl Barrow 350M E.S.E. of Capel farm in Mounts Wood (7.2 km), Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs (8 km), Bowl barrow, the easternmost of six in Eggringe Wood (8.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl Barrow 350M E.S.E. of Capel farm in Mounts Wood
7.2 km
Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs
8 km
Bowl barrow, the easternmost of six in Eggringe Wood
8.2 km
Bowl barrow, the northernmost of six in Eggringe Wood
8.2 km
Bowl barrow 400m north-east of Buckholt Farm in Mounts Wood
8.3 km
Bowl barrow 450m south-east of Thruxted Mill, one of six in Eggringe Wood
8.5 km
Bowl barrow, the westernmost of six in Eggringe Wood
8.8 km
Bowl barrow off Pennypot Lane, one of six in Eggringe Wood
8.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Vacant land within Roman walls in Adelaide Place

Vacant land within Roman walls in Adelaide Place stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Vacant land within Roman walls in Adelaide Place

CanterburyRoman town · ~0.1 miles
Domesday entry for Westgate, Kent →
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