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Monument details

HER Number:	TR 34 SW 2239
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Possible site of buried Medieval walls relating to the possible former sites of the Kitchen within the Inner Bailey, Dover Castle Kent

Summary

Possible buried Medieval walls, possibly representing the former site of the Kitchen, area likley to exist beneath an open area of courtyard and keep yard 7 on the south eastern side of the Inner Bailey at Dover Castle. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Grid Reference:	TR 3252 4194
Map Sheet:	TR34SW
Parish:	DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

Wall Foundation (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1243 AD? to 1599 AD?)

Full description

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Possible buried Medieval walls, possibly representing the former site of the Kitchen, are likley to exist beneath an open area of courtyard and keep yard 7 on the south eastern side of the Inner Bailey at Dover Castle. (1)

There is an open space between the buildings in the far south eastern corner of the Inner Bailey. It is likely that remains of medieval walls once belonging to the 1243 kitchen exits below this open space as well as C18th remains as is has been occupied by at least one building dating from the mid-18th century (2)

It is likley that these were exposed during excavations which were undertaken in the Keep Yard by S. E. Rigold in the 1960's (2-4)

<1> Johnathan Coad, 1995, English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover (Monograph). SKE52106.

<2> English Heritage, 2014, Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer (Unpublished document). SKE52105.

<3> A. M. Cook, D. C. Mynard, & S. E. Rigold, 1969, Excavations at Dover Castle, Principally in the Inner Bailey A. M. Cook, D. C. Mynard, &S. E. Rigold (Article in serial). SKE52108.

<4> S. E. Rigold, 1967, Excavations at Dover Castle 1964-1966 (Article in serial). SKE52109.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>XY	Monograph: Johnathan Coad. 1995. English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover. [Mapped feature: #101608 Possible Medieval and post medieval walls, ]
<2>	Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2014. Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer.
<3>	Article in serial: A. M. Cook, D. C. Mynard, & S. E. Rigold. 1969. Excavations at Dover Castle, Principally in the Inner Bailey A. M. Cook, D. C. Mynard, &S. E. Rigold. Vol 32 Issue 1 PP 54-104.
<4>	Article in serial: S. E. Rigold. 1967. Excavations at Dover Castle 1964-1966. Vol 30 Issue 1 PP 87-101.

Related records

TR 34 SW 2238	Part of: C18th Barracks, now known as Keep Yard 7, Inner Bailey, Dover Castle (Building)
TR 34 SW 2768	Part of: Medieval walling realting to the former site of Medival Kitchens, Inner Bailey, Dover Castle (Monument)