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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1368 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 17th/19th Century walls associated with Archcliffe fort located at Bullwark Hill, Dover |
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Summary
During work associated with the A20 road and sewer scheme, a small scale excavation and salvage recording ahead of road building was undertaken at Bullwark Hill. A number of 17th-19th century walls associated with Archcliffe Fort were uncovered. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 315 404 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WALL (Post Medieval - 1600 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Full description
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This project consisted of a major archaeological watching brief and excavation programme, conducted across an extensive part of the maritime and water-front areas of this important historic town, ahead of major road construction and sewer trenching, between the summer of 1991 and the spring of 1993. There were 21 areas of archaeological investigation: the third was Bulwark Hill located on the hill slope below Archcliffe Fort, above Paradise Basin. A small scale excavation and salvage recording ahead of road building was underteken. The features uncovered and investigated include: the 17th-19th century walls. (1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2001, Dover Sewers/A20 Project 1991–3, Assessment Report and Updated Project Design (Unpublished document). SKE31815.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2001. Dover Sewers/A20 Project 1991–3, Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. |
