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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 579 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Wind blown sand deposit, York street, Dover. |
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Summary
A watching brief undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust on a shallow service trench in Jan 1992 revealed a wind-blown sand deposit and a medieval rim sherd. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 31925 41252 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BURIED LAND SURFACE (Unknown date)
Associated Finds
- VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
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A shallow service trench cut across the western side of York Street in January 1992 revealed the top of the wind-blown sand deposit, overlain by a layer of loamy sand containing occupational debris, including a pot-rim dated c.AD 1075-1125 (CAT archives).(1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, Dover Town Centre Investment Zone: Archaeological Appraisal Stage 2 (Unpublished document). SKE6598.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1998. Dover Town Centre Investment Zone: Archaeological Appraisal Stage 2. |
