2014

TR1134 : Old and new castle

taken 10 years ago, near to West Hythe, Kent, England

Old and new castle
Old and new castle
Roman fort in the foreground and Lympne Castle in the background.
Lemanis Roman Fort

Portus Lemanis was the Latin name of an ancient Roman fort, settlement and port in southern Kent. The modern village of Lympne derives its name from the ancient port.
The fort stood on a hill overlooking a reach of sea which has since been drained to form the Romney Marsh.
The construction of the Saxon Shore-era fort can be dated to the late 270s, as is evidenced by its late-style characteristics, including forward-projecting towers.The remains are in poor condition, since the ground, mostly clay, has at places given way. The southern side of the fort is wholly missing, and elsewhere the remains have been moved at various angles, while little evidence of interior structures (remains of a bath and possibly the principia) survives.

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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TR1134, 161 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 12 April, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 7 July, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 1174 3429 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:4.1322N 1:1.2510E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 1161 3405
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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