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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 2241 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Medieval cistern or cellar beneath Keep Yard 8, withn the inner bailey of Dover Castle. |
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Summary
One of the buildings on the south eastern side of the inner bailey of Dover Castle, Keep Yard 8, is constructed over a an apparently Medieval Cellar or possibly a cistern. This is approached via a set of external stairs, the top of which is located next to the north eastern corner of Keep Yard 8, beneath a timber flap. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3252 4193 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CISTERN (Disused, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1247 AD? to 1870 AD?)
Full description
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One of the buildings on the south eastern side of the inner bailey of Dover Castle, Keep Yard 8, is constructed over a an apparently Medieval Cellar or possibly a cistern. This is approached via a set of external stairs, the top of which is located next to the north eastern corner of Keep Yard 8, beneath a timber flap. (1) A simple plan produced by Canterbury Archaeological trust after works undertaken within the inner bailey in 1990 shows the approximate location of the cistern beneath Keep Yard 8. This gives a date of 1247/8 for the cellar/cistern. (2)
<1> English Heritage, 2014, Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer (Unpublished document). SKE52105.
<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1990, Canterbury’s Archaeology 1989–1990 Excavations: Kent Sites (Article in serial). SKE52111.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2014. Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer. |
| <2>XY | Article in serial: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1990. Canterbury’s Archaeology 1989–1990 Excavations: Kent Sites. Vol 15 pp 26-29. [Mapped feature: #101613 Cellar/cistern, ] |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 2240 | Part of: C18th Officers Barracks, now known as Keep Yard 8, Inner Bailey, Dover Castle (Building) |
| TR 34 SW 2769 | Part of: Medieval walling relating to the possible former site of Armoury, Inner Bailey, Dover Castle (Building) |
