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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 451 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval riverside, timber revetment wall Royal Victoria Hospital Site, Dover |
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Summary
During an archaeological evaluation undertaken at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Dover, four pointed timber stakes were located. They were drilled into and sealed by Medieval soil deposits. These are possibly the remains of an insubstantial timber riverside revetment wall. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 31580 41847 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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During an archaeological evaluation undertaken at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Dover, four pointed timber stakes with the tops eroded away, were located at the north eastern end of trench 2. They were drilled into and sealed by Medieval soil deposits dating to the 13th-14th centuries. These timbers are possibly the remains of an insubstantial timber riverside revetment wall. (1-2)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1992, Dover 1992: Victoria Hospital Site: Evaluation Report, CAT Evaluation at Royal Victoria Hospital Dover 1992 (Unpublished document). SKE11923.
<2> Keith Parfitt, 1993, Canterbury Archaeology, 1992-1993: Fieldwork: Sites in Dover. Vol 18. (Article in serial). SKE31774.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1992. Dover 1992: Victoria Hospital Site: Evaluation Report. CAT Evaluation at Royal Victoria Hospital Dover 1992. |
| <2> | Article in serial: Keith Parfitt. 1993. Canterbury Archaeology, 1992-1993: Fieldwork: Sites in Dover. Vol 18.. Vol 18. pp. 13-26. |
