Teynham

Teynham lies on Watling Street, in Roman times the main route from Dover to London. At several places along this route, monumental tombs of Roman age have been found, one of which was discovered to the west of Teynham, just north of the junction of the London Road with Claxfield Road. This probably included a sacred enclosure, dating from the mid-first century, around a central building that sheltered a Roman sculpture of the god Triton, half man and half fish, with a ketos sea monster, which was discovered in 2023. Many fragments of local and continental red, white, and green stone types also indicate the original display of the owner's wealth. He may also have been the owner of the villa…