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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 2532 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Garderobe shaft located on the southern side of the outer curtain of the inner bailey, Dover Castle |
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Summary
During an archaeological excavation undertaken in 1964 in the area to the south of the Inner Bailey at Dover Castle, formerly occupied by the southern barbican, a shallow garderobe shaft was uncovered. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3252 4192 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GARDEROBE (Demolished, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1500 AD? to 1600 AD?)
Associated Finds
- SHERD (Post Medieval - 1558 AD to 1603 AD)
Full description
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During an archaeological excavation undertaken in 1964 in the area to the south of the Inner Bailey at Dover Castle, formerly occupied by the southern barbican, a shallow garderobe shaft was uncovered. Specifically it was located In the north west corner of the space between the towers, under a turret that survived until the C18th and against one face of the two sided, cut back plinth, was a 4 ft garderobe pit of relatively late construction. The filling contained a consistent group of pottery of late Elizabethan character. (1)
<1> S. E. Rigold, 1967, Excavations at Dover Castle 1964-1966 (Article in serial). SKE52109.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Article in serial: S. E. Rigold. 1967. Excavations at Dover Castle 1964-1966. Vol 30 Issue 1 PP 87-101. [Mapped feature: #102273 Garderobe shaft, ] |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 2494 | Part of: Former site of barbican and towers protecting the Palace Gate within the Middle Bailey at Dover Castle (Monument) |
