- Reculver is a village on the southern coast of the Thames Estuary in the County of Kent.
- It is the location for one of the Saxon Shore Forts called Regulbium.
Saxon Shore Forts
- The Saxon Shore Forts were a chain of Roman Naval Forts in southeastern England that stretched from Portchester to the Wash, whose function was to defend the River estuaries and coastline from Pirate attacks by seaborne invaders.
- The Forts date to the third century CE and are mentioned in a 4th century CE document known as the Notitia Dignitatum.
Roman Sites
- Regulbium Roman Fort
- Inside the Roman Walls are the towers of a 12th century CE church known as Reculver Towers.
- The fort guarded the Thames Estuary.
Roman Roads
- Watling Street
- Reculver was connected to Canterbury
- Canterbury–Rochester–London
Reculver Towers and Roman Fort