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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 589 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval deposits NE corner of Townwall St and Woolcomber St, Dover |
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Summary
Well stratified Medieval deposits and features were uncovered during road works associated with the A20 road and sewer scheme, on the north east corner of Townwall St and Woolcomber Street, Dover. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3230 4146 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SITE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- WALL (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Associated Finds
- SHERD (Medieval - 1075 AD? to 1299 AD?)
Full description
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A deep pit dug during road works on the NE side of the Woolcomber-Townwall Street junction revealed a complete section through a complex sequence of Medieval deposits. These consisted of alternate layers of chalk rubble, soil and occupation deposits. Several of the occupation layers produced pottery dating from the late 11th to 13th centuries. The lowest layers rested on deposits of sandy beach shingle, the surface of which was at +4.64m OD.(1-2)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, Dover Town Centre Investment Zone: Archaeological Appraisal Stage 2 (Unpublished document). SKE6598.
<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2001, Dover Sewers/A20 Project 1991–3, Assessment Report and Updated Project Design (Unpublished document). SKE31815.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1998. Dover Town Centre Investment Zone: Archaeological Appraisal Stage 2. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2001. Dover Sewers/A20 Project 1991–3, Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 591 | Part of: Medieval deposits at Dover Sports Centre site, Townwall St/Woolcomber Street, Dover (Monument) |
