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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1949 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Concrete base representing part of an external yard associated with the Troops Stables/Mobilization Store at the Grand Shaft Barracks Western Heights |
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Summary
During a watching brief undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust at the site of the Grand Shaft Barracks in 2017, revealed a concrete base representing part of an external yard associated with the Troops Stables/Mobilization Store at the Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3145 4099 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- HARD STANDING (Demolished, Post Medieval to Modern - 1889 AD? to 1997 AD?)
Full description
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During a watching brief undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust at the site of the Grand Shaft Barracks in 2017, revealed a concrete base representing part of an external yard associated with the Troops Stables/Mobilization Store at the Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights. The concrete base was 5.78m (19ft) wide (NW−SE) and occurred just below the modern topsoil, towards the north-western end of the trench. It had a clearly defined north-western edge and a flat level surface, which showed a distinct 0.04m deep drainage gully, aligned north-east by south-west, towards it south-eastern side. A 1903 building plan indicates that this external yard was originally surfaced with ‘pitcher paving’ laid on 6 inches of concrete. (1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2018, Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, Dover, Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE51431.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2018. Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, Dover, Evaluation Report. [Mapped feature: #91928 Concrete base representing part of an external yard, ] |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 1172 | Part of: Former site the Troop stables and mobilization equipment store at the Grand Shaft Barracks (Monument) |
