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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 196 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Site of St. Martins Gate, York Street, Dover |
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Summary
Possible site of St Martin's Gate, part of the Medieval town walls/fortifications, located near the ruins of St Martin-Le-Grand on York Street, Dover (location accurate to the nearest 50m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 3182 4143 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GATE (GATE, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1641 AD?)
Full description
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The Possible ste of St Martins Gate -part of the Medieval defences of Dover - is noted on the site of York Street, Near the remains of the church of St. Martin-Le-Grand, after which the gate was presumably named. (1) An unlabelled gate is marked on Thomas Digges plan of Dover town and harbour dating to 1595 (2) it is also visible on William Eldreds map which dates to 1641, suggesting that this gate/tower survived until at least this date. (3)
<1> W. Batcheller, 1836, The New Dover Guide, The New Dover Castle (W Batcheller) (Monograph). SKE31913.
<2> Thomas Digges, 1595, The state of Dover Haven with the New workes (Map). SKE31987.
<3> William Eldred, 1641, The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor (Map). SKE31804.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: W. Batcheller. 1836. The New Dover Guide. The New Dover Castle (W Batcheller). |
| <2> | Map: Thomas Digges. 1595. The state of Dover Haven with the New workes. Unknown. Unknown. |
| <3> | Map: William Eldred. 1641. The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor. |
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