The Plan of the Saxon Shore Fort at Richborough

By TONY WILMOTT AND PHILIP SMITHER

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL

ONLINE TABLE 1. COINS FROM PIT 16

18 ft 1 House of Theodosius 388–95 22 ft 1 Gallienus 254–68 4 illegible 4th century 22 ft 6 ins 1 Trajan 104–11 1 Claudius II 268–70 1 Honorius 388–95 1 illegible 4th century Total 10 coins

ONLINE TABLE 2. COINS FROM PIT 26: THE PUBLISHED LIST COMPARED WITH THE LIST IN THE ORIGINAL SITE NOTEBOOK

Published list Site notebook list Mouth of pit Radiate head type Mouth of pit 1 Tetricus 268–73 1–3 ft 2 Tetricus 268–73 18 ins down 1 Tetricus 268–73 10 Radiate heads c. 260–96 10 Radiate illegible, 260–96 prob mostly Tetricus 1–3 ft Radiate illegible 3 probable ditto 3 corroded fragments, apparently radiate Total 16 coins Total 16 coins

3–6 ft 2 Gallienus 254–68 3–6 ft 2 Gallienus 254–68 4 Tetricus, 1 barbarous 268–73 4 Tetricus 268–73 2 Claudius Gothicus 268–70 2 Claudius Gothicus 268–70 12 Radiate heads c. 260–96 12 Radiate illegible 260–96 Total 20 coins Total 20 coins

6–9 ft 1 Faustina Junr c. 160 6–9 ft 1 Faustina Junr c. 160 1 Gallienus 254–68 1 Gallienus 254–68 2 Tetricus, 1 barbarous 268–73 1 Tetricus 268–73 2 Radiate heads c. 260–96 2 Radiate c. 260–96 About 10 corroded Abt 10 corroded fragments, apparently fragments, apparently radiate heads mostly radiate Total 16 coins Total 15 coins

9–12 ft 2 Gallienus 254–68 9–12 ft 1 Gallienus 254–68 1 Claudius Gothicus 268–70 2 Tetricus 268–73 4 Tetricus, 2 barbarous 268–73 13 Radiate, illegible, 260–96 many barbarous 18 Radiate heads, many 260–96 9–12 ft 1 Gallienus 254–68 barbarous (10 ft down) 8 corroded, fragments, 1 Claudius Gothicus 268–70 apparently radiate heads 7 radiate illegible, 260–96 mostly barbarous 8 corroded, fragmentary, 260–96 apparently radiate Total 33 coins Total 33 coins

12–15 ft 1 Claudius Gothicus 268–70 12–15 ft 2 Tetricus 268–73 2 Tetricus 268–73 1 Claudius Gothicus 268–70 9 Radiate heads, 5 c. 260–96 9 Radiate c. 260–96 barbarous 4 corroded fragments 4 corroded fragmentary apparently radiate – apparently radiate Total 16 coins Total 16 coins

15–18 ft 2 Gallienus 254–68 15–18 ft 2 Gallienus 254–68 1 Tetricus 268–73 1 Tetricus 268–73 28 Radiate heads, c. 260–96 28 Radiate (including 10 260–96 including 10 barbarous barbarous and 5 and 5 minimi minimi) Total 31 coins Total 31 coins

18 ft to 1 Faustina c. 160 18–26 ft 1 Faustina c. 160 bottom 1 AE2 Probably 1 AE2 Probably 2nd cent. 2nd cent. 1 Radiate head fragment c. 260–96 1 Radiate fragment 260–96 1 Arcadius 390–95 Total 3 coins Total 4 coins

ONLINE FIG. 1. Plan of the Saxon Shore fort in Richborough 1, showing the source for Cunliffe’s representation of the fallen wall and ‘footings’ (Bushe-Fox 1926, pl. xxxi).

ONLINE FIG. 2. Fallen wall covered in vegetation, 2008.

ONLINE FIG. 3. The west tower of the north wall, showing the scars of the robbed side walls and the base of the tower, and the uninterrupted tile courses that show the scars of robbed side walls. Note that the second tile course from the bottom is interrupted within the walls of the tower, where a repair to the wall face has been effected.

ONLINE FIG. 4. The east tower of the south wall, showing the scars of the robbed side walls, the base of the tower and the interrupted tile courses.

ONLINE FIG. 5. The base of the north tower of the west wall, showing the tile courses carried continuously around the exterior face of the tower.

ONLINE FIG. 6. An area of the internal (south) face of the north wall of the fort, showing uneven vertical scarring and changes in facing similar to those on the supposed east interval tower.

ONLINE FIG. 7. The western edge of the supposed east interval tower. The facing above the bottom tile course is flush, with no sign of a scar from a robbed side wall to a tower.