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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1758 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Possible site of Log-Canoe, Castle Street, Dover |
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Summary
During the construction of the offices of the Phoenix brewery on the corner of Castle Street and Dolphin Lane in the first half of the 19th century, it is said that a log canoe was discovered. (location accurate to the nearest 5m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 32043 41475 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WATERCRAFT (Unknown date)
Full description
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During the construction of the offices of the Phoenix brewery on the corner of Castle Street and Dolphin Lane in the first half of the 19th century, it is said that a log canoe was discovered. Material of a Roman date relating to the possible site of the Roman Harbour has been located at a number of locations in close proximity to this possible canoe. (1)
<1> E. G. J. Amos and R. E. M. Wheeler, 1929, Archaeological journal: The Saxon Shore fortress at Dover Vol. 86 (Article in serial). SKE31895.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Article in serial: E. G. J. Amos and R. E. M. Wheeler. 1929. Archaeological journal: The Saxon Shore fortress at Dover Vol. 86. Vol. 86 pp. 47-58. |
