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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1382 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval occupational debris, York Street, Dover. |
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Summary
A shallow service trench was cut by Canterbury Archaeological Trust along the western side of York Street, Dover, in January 1992, revealed the top of a windblown sand deposit overlain by a layer of loamy sand containing occupational debris including a pot rim sherd dated to A.D 1075 - 1125. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 31926 41252 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- OCCUPATION SITE (debris, Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Associated Finds
- RIM SHERD (Medieval - 1075 AD to 1125 AD)
Full description
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A shallow service trench was cut by Canterbury Archaeological Trust along the western side of York Street, Dover, in January 1992, revealed the top of a windblown sand deposit overlain by a layer of loamy sand containing occupational debris dating to the early Medieval period including a pot rim sherd dated to A.D 1075 - 1125. (1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, Dover Town Centre Investment Zone: Archaeological Appraisal Stage 2 (Unpublished document). SKE6598.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1998. Dover Town Centre Investment Zone: Archaeological Appraisal Stage 2. |
