2011

TR1557 : St Augustine's Abbey

taken 15 years ago, near to Canterbury, Kent, England

This is 1 of 12 images, with title St Augustine's Abbey in this square
St Augustine's Abbey
St Augustine's Abbey
St Augustine's Abbey

The remains of a Benedictine Abbey. There has been a building on this site for over 1400 years.
A UNESCO World heritage Site. A Grade I listed building. LinkExternal link
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Scheduled Monuments

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a 'nationally important' archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
There are about 20,000 scheduled monuments in England representing about 37,000 heritage assets. Of the tens of thousands of scheduled monuments in the UK, most are inconspicuous archaeological sites, but some are large ruins.
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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Religious sites
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TR1557, 1531 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 14 May, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 10 October, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 1546 5773 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:16.6773N 1:5.2742E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 1547 5766
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