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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1258 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Historic bank of the River Dour, Dover. |
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Summary
During excavations undertaken near the Church of St. Martin Le Grand in 1955 the original slope of the west bank of the dour estuary was located (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 31909 41433 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Undated)
- BURIED LAND SURFACE (Undated)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Associated Finds
Full description
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During work undertaken near the Church of St. Martin Le Grand in 1955 which included the excavation of a pit, dug mechanically about 70ft. by 80ft. and averaging 16ft. deep, the original slope of the west bank of the dour estuary was located. The bank slopes steeply towards Market Place which must have been made up in Roman times. On top of the estuary bank was a prehistoric occupation layer (TR 34 SW 1256). This continued to a peaty layer at the base of the slope. (1)
<1> Philip A. Rahtz, 1958, Archaeologia Cantiana, Dover: Stembrook and St. Martin Le Grand. Vol. 72 (Article in serial). SKE31641.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Article in serial: Philip A. Rahtz. 1958. Archaeologia Cantiana, Dover: Stembrook and St. Martin Le Grand. Vol. 72. Vol. 72, pp 111-117. |
