Reculver Towers and Roman Fort
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Reculver Towers and Roman Fort is a coastal archaeological site in Kent featuring the remains of a Roman Saxon Shore fort and the twin towers of a medieval church that later served as a prominent sea-mark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reculver Towers and Roman Fort canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman fort
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ ruins ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| admission | free ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Roman military architecture
ⓘ
medieval ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ |
| closestCity | Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | 3rd century ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| hasInterpretivePanels | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Reculver Roman fort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal cliff edge ⓘ remains of medieval church of St Mary ⓘ twin church towers ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
North Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reculver Country Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade II* listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Herne Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north coast of Kent ⓘ |
| location | Reculver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
flint ⓘ ragstone ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Reculver Country Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thanet coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originallyBuiltAs | Roman military fort ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Church Commissioners for England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Saxon Shore forts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Anglo-Saxon period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| significance |
example of Saxon Shore defence system
ⓘ
prominent coastal landmark ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | coastal erosion ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ navigation sea-mark ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.