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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 10 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Romano-British burials, Adrian Street, Dover |
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Summary
A Roman burial ground with several urns, some containing coins, was found in 1797 in clearing a garden on the edge of the cliff near Adrian's Gate at Dover. Several more were found in 1804. These are the earliest two examples of Roman burials coming up in this area, many more burials and Roman finds have come up on this street and it is very likely that this was the location of a large Roman cemetery, possibly serving the Forts and Extra Mural settlement to the east. (location accurate to the nearest 50m based on availabe information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3186 4122 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CEMETERY (CEMETERY, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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A Roman burial ground with several urns, some containing coins, was found in 1797 in clearing a garden on the edge of the cliff near Adrian's Gate at Dover. [TR 31864122] Several more were found in 1804. (1-2) No further information concerning this site has been gained during fieldwork. These are the earliest two examples of Roman burials coming up in this area, many more burials and Roman finds have come up on this street and it is very likely that this was the location of a large Roman cemetery, possibly serving the Forts and Extra Mural settlement to the east.
<1> John Lyon, 1813, The History of the Town and Port of Dover, and of Dover Castle; with a short account of the Cinque Ports. Vol. 1, Hist of Dover 1 1813 20 (J Lyon) (Monograph). SKE32112.
<2> Page, W. (ed), 1932, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volume III (Monograph). SKE7810.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: John Lyon. 1813. The History of the Town and Port of Dover, and of Dover Castle; with a short account of the Cinque Ports. Vol. 1. Hist of Dover 1 1813 20 (J Lyon). |
| <2> | Monograph: Page, W. (ed). 1932. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volume III. |
Related records
| TR 34 NW 217 | Parent of: Modern tip of Roman material from Albany Place, Dover (Findspot) |
| TR 34 SW 132 | Part of: Roman cemetery, Adrian Street, Dover (Monument) |
