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Durobrivae
Hob Uid: 416075
Location : Medway Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ7416668610
Summary : The Roman town of Rochester. Prior to the Roman occupation, the same site was occupied by an oppidum, and was probably the administrative centre for the western half of the Celtic kingdom, even before the Romans officially made it the administrative centre of the Cantiaci. The Roman place-name Durobrivae means 'the walled town of bridges', suggesting there being several bridges over the river. The Romano-British town was defended by a turf rampart in the latter half of the second century, which was rebuilt in stone in circa 225AD.
More information : [Centred on TQ 742686. DVROBRIVAE [G.S.] ROMAN TOWN [G.S.] (site of) (1) DVROBRIVAE - lesser walled Town (2) Durobrivae 'the fort at the bridges' is the probable nominative of a name which occurs only in the dative or ablative - Durobrivis - in the Second Iter of the Antonine Itinerary, falling 25 miles from Canterbury along the road to London. In the Third and Fourth Iters the distance is given as 27 miles. This places the name reasonably at Rochester. The Roman Town wall in part still exists [TQ 76 NW 10] but no major buildings have been indentified. (3-4) There has been no systematic excavation of Rochester and very little has come to light in the little redevelopment that has taken place. The only recent work has been done by Messrs. Harrison and Chaplin the full reports and results of which remain unpublished. For details of these and early work and finds see the map diagram.(5) Report of 1960-66 excavations of Roman defences. (6) Name 'DVROBRIVAE' accepted for 4th. edition R.B.Map. Additional bibliography. (7-18) Additional refs. (19-25)

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Source details : OS 1/2500 1955
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Source details : OS Roman Britain Map 1956
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Source details : Arch Cant 31 1915 285
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Source details : Arch Cant 76 1961 lxxi-lxxxii (ETL Baker)
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Source details : Arch Cant 77 1962 xlix-1 (AC Harrison)
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Source details : Arch Cant 87 1972 121-157 (AC Harrison)
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Source details : Towns of Ro Brit 1975 26 (J Wacher)
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Source details : JBAA 4 1849 30-37 (B Poste)
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Source details : Brit 1 1970 304-5 (DR Wilson)
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Source details : Lower Medway Arch Res Grp Newsletter 46 1966 2
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Source details : South East Eng 1970 180-2 (RF Jessup)
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Source details : Arch Cant 78 1963 liv (AC Harrison)
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Source details : VCH Kent 3 1932 81 (REM Wheeler)
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Source details : Brit 7 1976 377 (R Goodburn)
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Source details : Arch Cant 97 1981 95-136 (AC Harrison)
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Source details : BAR 126 RB Urban Defences 1984 129-30 181 192 193 (J Crickmore)
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Source details : Brit 15 1984 71 (SS Frere)
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Source details : Arch Cant 83 1968 55-104 (AC Harrison and C Flight)
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Source details : Arch Cant 85 1970 96-97 (AC Harrison)
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Source details : Arch 93 1949 33 (IA Richmond and OCS Crawford)
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Source details : F1 CFW 11-JAN-65
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Source details : AC Harrison Chairman Lower Medway Research Gp
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Source details : RE Chaplin Asst Curator Passmore - Edwards Museum Stratford
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Source details : Arch Cant 2 1859 65-72 (B Poste)
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Source details : Arch Cant 21 1895 1-16 (G Payne)
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Source details : Arch Cant 27 1905 lxvi-lxvii
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Town, Rampart
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : KE 332d
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 76 NW 6
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