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Monument Number 464508
Hob Uid: 464508
Location : Kent Canterbury Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TR1500057410
Summary : A possible late 1st-2nd century Roman gravel pit overlaid by a gravel bank was exposed in 1964 when a police H.Q. was built. It was inspected by F Jenkins who considered it to represent a later adaption as an amphitheatre.
More information : (TR 15005741) A late 1st-2nd century Roman gravel pit overlaid by a gravel bank was exposed in 1964 when a police H.Q. was built. It was inspected by F Jenkins who considered it to represent later adaption as an amphitheatre. (1) A possible Roman gravel quarry was revealed in a large mechanically excavated area dug by contractors for the Police Station at the junction of Rheims and the Old Dover Road and its cells. A trench along the north side of the Police Station revealed 1st/early 2nd century pottery. The pit appears to have been used as a rubbish dump for a long period. A mound of earth running from the north-east end end of the Station is believed by Dr Frank Jenkins to represent landscaping for a possible amphitheatre. (2)

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Source details : F1 FGA 27-JAN-65
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Source details : Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment 1985 p57 (G Andrews)
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Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Gravel Pit, Rubbish Pit, Amphitheatre
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Conjectural Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TR 15 NE 166
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-01-27
End Date : 1965-01-27

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 464508