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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 235 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval walls, pits and garderobe associated with St Martin-Le-Grand Church. |
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Summary
Traces of Medieval walls, probably of the 12th to the 15th century, together with a garderobe shaft and numerous pits located in 1970. The structures probably relate to the priory of St Martin's le Grand (location accurate to the nearest 50m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 3188 4141 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GARDEROBE (Medieval - 1100 AD? to 1499 AD?)
- PIT (Medieval - 1100 AD? to 1499 AD?)
- WALL (WALL, Medieval - 1100 AD? to 1499 AD?)
Full description
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Traces of Medieval walls, probably of the 12th to the 15th century, together with a garderobe shaft and numerous pits were located during excavation by B J Philp for the Council for Kentish Archaeology and MPBW in 1970. The structures probably relate to the priory of St Martin's le Grand (TR 36 SW 34) at TR 318414 the church of which is known to have stood immediately on the East. (1)
<1> DAVID M. WILSON and STEPHEN MOORHOUSE, 1971, Medieval Archaeology: Medieval Britain in 1970, Vol 15, pp. 139 (Article in serial). SKE31824.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Article in serial: DAVID M. WILSON and STEPHEN MOORHOUSE. 1971. Medieval Archaeology: Medieval Britain in 1970, Vol 15. Vol 15 pp. 124-179. pp. 139. |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 207 | Parent of: Medieval Aquamanile, Near the Church of St. Martin-Le-Grand, Dover. (Findspot) |
| TR 34 SW 36 | Part of: Remains of the church of St Martin-le-Grand, Dover (Monument) |
