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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 193 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Site of Snar Gate, Snargate Street, Dover. |
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Summary
Work associated with the A20 road and sewer scheme, at the York Street roundabout, revealed possible traces of the Medieval 'Snar Gate', just to the north of the Medieval town wall (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 3194 4123 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GATE (GATE, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
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['F' TR 31894119] Snargate [NR] (site of). (1)
Work associated with the A20 road and sewer scheme, at the York Street roundabout, revealed possible traces of the Medieval Snar Gate. The Medieval town wall was clearly located during the work undertaken in this area. Alongside this another area or Medieval masonry, situated just to the north of the town wall may represent part of the Medieval Snar Gate, though this was not ascertained with any certainty. (2)
Snar gate is clearly marked on Eldreds map dating to 1641 (sheet 1/2) (3) it is also shown on numerous futher historic maps including Symonds' which dates to 1583-84 (4)
<1> W. Batcheller, 1836, The New Dover Guide (Monograph). SKE31913.
<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1991-1992, Canterbury's Archaeology, Sites Outside Canterbury 1991-1992 (Article in serial). SKE31645.
<3> William Eldred, 1641, The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor (Map). SKE31804.
<4> John Symonds, 1583-1584, Dover Harbour (Map). SKE32347.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: W. Batcheller. 1836. The New Dover Guide. |
| <2> | Article in serial: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1991-1992. Canterbury's Archaeology, Sites Outside Canterbury 1991-1992. 1991-1992, pp. 11-16. |
| <3> | Map: William Eldred. 1641. The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor. |
| <4> | Map: John Symonds. 1583-1584. Dover Harbour. |
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