I recently found myself with an unexpected opportunity to visit Reculver Towers. The current towers are a rebuild from the 1800s as a navigation aid. At the time, the existing church was rebuilt on safer ground as coastal erosion encroached. The church that was relocated was built in the 1100’s. There is also a partly exposed foundation for an Anglo-Saxon church from the 600s in the middle of the newer one. All of this is in the middle of a former Roman fort from the 200s. Parts of the wall are still there. Sanctified ground fading into the sea.
Photo Credits:
Towers from a distance: Panoramio
Drawing of fort: English Heritage
Towers in 1913: shelf3d.com
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