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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 2538 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Retaining wall over footing mound within the inner bailey of Dover Castle |
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Summary
During archaeological trenching associated with the laying of utilities in the inner bailey of Dover Castle, the footings of a wall were located between the keep and the buildings against the curtain wall on the north eastern side of the complex. It is likley that this wall acted as a retaining wall to the mound covering the substantial footings to the Keep. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3248 4196 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- RETAINING WALL (Demolished, Medieval - 1442 AD? to 1500 AD?)
Full description
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During archaeological trenching associated with the laying of utilities in the inner bailey of Dover Castle a rough retaining wall which was enclosed in a rough brown clay which is probably in continuity with the upper most (Edward IV?) medieval layerswas uncovered. It probably represents a late reinforcement of the mound around the skirt of the Keep but could not be traced for very far.
<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: #102295 Retaining wall, ] |
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