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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1261 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman burnt clay floor near St Martin Le Grand, Dover |
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Summary
During excavations near the church of St. Martin Le Grand in 1950 a series of Roman levels were located. The first phase included a burnt clay floor (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 3191 4141 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FLOOR (Roman - 130 AD? to 150 AD?)
Full description
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Excavation in 1950 at a war damaged site to the west of Market Square, near the Church of St. Martin Le Grand revealed the principal part of two Roman rooms. The first phase of development and occupation of this site consisted of an area of made ground to the east of the site. This made ground contained a considerable number of sherds including samian dating to AD 130-140. At roughly the same time, on top of the made ground, the walls of a room were built and a burnt clay floor was laid. The foundations of the wall were constructed of large chalk blocks. (1)
<1> L. Murray Threipland, 1957, Archaeologia Cantiana, Excavations in Dover Vol. 71 (Article in serial). SKE31703.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Article in serial: L. Murray Threipland. 1957. Archaeologia Cantiana, Excavations in Dover Vol. 71. Vol. 71 pp. 14- 37. |
