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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 2479 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | C18th cobbled floor surface and brick drainage gully within Arthurs Lesser Hall, Inner Bailey Dover Castle. |
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Summary
During an archaeological watching brief undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust on works undertaken within Arthurs Lesser Hall on the southern side of the inner bailey at Dover Castle in 1990, a cobbled surface and brick lined drain were uncovered benath the modern floor level. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3248 4191 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- COBBLED ROAD (Post Medieval - 1725 AD? to 1860 AD?)
- DRAIN (Post Medieval - 1725 AD? to 1860 AD?)
Full description
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During an archaeological watching brief undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust on works undertaken within Arthurs Lesser Hall on the southern side of the inner bailey at Dover Castle 1990 a cobbled surface and brick lined drain were uncovered benath the modrn floor level. The works on the shop included the excavation of a construction trench 0.5m wide by 0.5m deep for a new north south partition wall. Within the upper deposits of this trech a partially robbed cobbled surface and brick drain was located. Pottery located from this level dated from 1725-1750. this surface and drain likely relate to an earlier phase of building use, perhaps a stable or a washhouse. A light brown clay was located underlying the surface this had pottery dating from 1650-1700 and traces of a shallow gully within it. (1)
Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1990, Archaeologia Cantiana: Interim report on work carried out in 1990 by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust (Article in serial). SKE52127.
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1990, Canterbury’s Archaeology 1989–1990 Excavations: Kent Sites (Article in serial). SKE52111.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Article in serial: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1990. Archaeologia Cantiana: Interim report on work carried out in 1990 by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust. Vol 108 pp 195-265. |
| <1>XY | Article in serial: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1990. Canterbury’s Archaeology 1989–1990 Excavations: Kent Sites. Vol 15 pp 26-29. [Mapped feature: #102005 Floor and drain, ] |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 2243 | Part of: C18th soldiers barracks, now a shop within the Inner Bailey of Dover Castle (Building) |
