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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1370 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Post medieval cliff retaining wall. Limekiln Street, Dover |
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Summary
During a watching brief on Limekiln Street undertaken during work associated with the A20 road and sewer scheme the post-medieval cliff retaining wall was uncovered. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 31527 40464 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CAVE (man made cave/tunnel, Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- RETAINING WALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 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 fifth the north side of Limekiln Street, at foot of cliffs. A limited watching brief was undertaken during road building. A post-medieval cliff retaining wall and a small man-made cave dug into the cliff face was uncovered. (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 Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2001, Dover Sewers/A20 Project 1991–3, Assessment Report and Updated Project Design (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2001.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. |
