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Monument details

HER Number:TR 35 SE 52
Type of record:Monument
Name:Roman rubbish trench (site of)

Summary

A Roman rubbish trench, probably a ditch with 1st to 3rd century pottery was found during excavations for a water tower at Mill Hill, Deal.

Grid Reference:TR 3635 5087
Map Sheet:TR35SE
Parish:DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • DITCH (DITCH, Roman - 43 AD to 299 AD)

Associated Finds

  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 299 AD)
  • SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 299 AD)

Full description

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[TR 36355087] Roman Ditch (site of) [NAT] (1) Excavations for the water tower on Mill Hill, Deal, partially opened up a C2 Roman rubbish trench. No further information concerning this site was gained during fieldwork. (2) TR 36355087 A segment of a curved trench of undefined date, which was cut through in putting down the foundations of the water tower to the N of the Deal Waterworks, was found to have been used to take the rubbish from some Romano-British villa. Many red deer antlers with sherds of C1 to C3 were found. (3)


<1> OS 25" 1938 (OS Card Reference). SKE48265.

<2> Arch Cant 64 1952 151-2 (sic) (WBD Stebbing) (OS Card Reference). SKE35391.

<3> F1 ASP 21-JUL-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42222.

<4> Arch Cant 48 1936 235-37 (WPD Stebbing) (OS Card Reference). SKE35230.

<5> Field report for monument TR 35 SE 52 - July, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6110.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: OS 25" 1938.
<2>OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 64 1952 151-2 (sic) (WBD Stebbing).
<3>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 21-JUL-64.
<4>XYOS Card Reference: Arch Cant 48 1936 235-37 (WPD Stebbing). [Mapped feature: #58741 ditch, ]
<5>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 35 SE 52 - July, 1964.