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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1925 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Original Granite setts of the West Sallyport of The Citadel, Western Heights, Dover. |
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Summary
During a watching brief undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust through the West Sallyport of the Citadel and out to a new pumping station revealed a largely in-tact surface of granite setts clearly representing of the gate passage. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3078 4046 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- POSTERN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1805 AD? to 2050 AD)
Full description
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During a watching brief undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust through the West Sallyport of the Citadel and out to a new pumping station, revealed a largely in-tact surface of granite setts clearly representing the original surface of the gate passage. Contrary to previous assumptions, this had not been extensively damaged by earlier service trenches. (1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1999, Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at the Young Offender's Institution, Dover Western Heights Citadel, 1998-9 (Unpublished document). SKE7531.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1999. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at the Young Offender's Institution, Dover Western Heights Citadel, 1998-9. [Mapped feature: #91778 Granite Setts, ] |
