Pirate Neilsouth
08-07-2009, 06:33 PM
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Reculver Towers are all that remain of a Saxon church, St. Mary's, built in the midst of the area where the fort once stood. In 1809 the main part of the Church was demolished because people were afraid it would collapse into the sea, but later the two towers were saved to provide a landmark for shipping.
Placed right on the coast about two miles east of Herne Bay, north of the A299 "Thanet Way", this ancient church was originally part of a Roman fort. The body of the church stood from 669 A.D. till it was demolished in 1809 but the towers were left as a navigational aid. The twin towers of St. Mary's Church are a well known landmark for sailors and local people alike along this stretch of the North Kent Coast between Herne Bay and Birchington. It is said that back in the Middle Ages ships would dip their sails as they sailed passed the Church as a sign of respect.
The church ruins are said to be haunted by the sound of children crying, which is not surprising, as the skeletons of young children were found in the foundations during excavations in the 1960's. This site has other spirits besides the children, there is a monk, a woman, sounds of galloping horses, and more. There is a strange black metal door that is blocking off the staircase that led up the right hand tower.
Reculver Towers are all that remain of a Saxon church, St. Mary's, built in the midst of the area where the fort once stood. In 1809 the main part of the Church was demolished because people were afraid it would collapse into the sea, but later the two towers were saved to provide a landmark for shipping.
Placed right on the coast about two miles east of Herne Bay, north of the A299 "Thanet Way", this ancient church was originally part of a Roman fort. The body of the church stood from 669 A.D. till it was demolished in 1809 but the towers were left as a navigational aid. The twin towers of St. Mary's Church are a well known landmark for sailors and local people alike along this stretch of the North Kent Coast between Herne Bay and Birchington. It is said that back in the Middle Ages ships would dip their sails as they sailed passed the Church as a sign of respect.
The church ruins are said to be haunted by the sound of children crying, which is not surprising, as the skeletons of young children were found in the foundations during excavations in the 1960's. This site has other spirits besides the children, there is a monk, a woman, sounds of galloping horses, and more. There is a strange black metal door that is blocking off the staircase that led up the right hand tower.