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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 2537 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Small red brick oven located within the former site of a Medieval building within the Inner Bailey of Dover Castle |
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Summary
During trenching undertaken within the inner bailey of Dover Castle associated with the laying of utilities in 1967 - 1698, a small red brick oven was located in the former site of a Medieval building (now occupied by the C18th building in use as the Regimental Museum). (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3248 4197 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- OVEN (Medieval - 1300 AD? to 1499 AD?)
Full description
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During trenching undertaken within the inner bailey of Dover Castle associated with the laying of utilities in 1967 - 1698 a small red brick oven was located within the angle created by the medieval dividing wall southern wall. It is of a possible C14/C15th date and clearly predates the redevelopment of the inner bailey in the 1740’s. (1)
<1> 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.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | 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. [Mapped feature: #102294 Oven, ] |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 2235 | Part of: Regimental Museum (North) - C18th Barracks Inner Bailey, Dover Castle, Kent (Building) |
