Trojan Staircase About 26 Metres West North West of Port Lympne

The Trojan Staircase, located about 26 metres west-north-west of Port Lympne, is a monumental flight of steps built around 1920 in a classical style by Philip Tilden for Sir Philip Sassoon. Made of stone, the staircase features a broad flight of 125 shallow steps that ascend the hillside, with stone terracing on each side. The lower sections of the staircase are flanked at intervals by three pairs of low, swagged stone plinths, each topped with a convex shape and adorned with ram's heads at the corners. Near the top, the steps are bordered by rusticated stone walls that once supported twin Roman temples, which were removed on the advice of Sir Herbert Baker shortly after their construction. Below each temple base, there are platforms that previously housed a cistern, from which stone lion masks, sourced from Verona, spouted water.