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Monument details

HER Number:TR 34 SW 1950
Type of record:Monument
Name:Concrete wall foundation of the of the the Troop Stable/Mobilization Equipment Store, Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights

Summary

During an archaeological watching brief undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust at The Grand Shaft Barracks in 2017 a concrete wall foundation of the (now demolished) Troop Stable/Mobilization Equipment Store. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)


Grid Reference:TR 3146 4099
Map Sheet:TR34SW
Parish:DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • Wall Foundation (Demolished, Post Medieval to Modern - 1889 AD? to 1997 AD?)

Full description

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During an archaeological watching brief undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust at The Grand Shaft Barracks in 2017 a concrete wall foundation of the (now demolished) Troop Stable/Mobilization Equipment Store. The foundation was constructed of pebble concrete which was located to the south-east of the robbed floor area appears to represent the line of the outer wall of the main building on this side. It was exposed for a distance of about 1.20m, 0.64m wide and at least 0.20m deep, formed of loosely set, poured pebble 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 Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2018, Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, Dover, Evaluation Report (Unpublished document).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>XYUnpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2018. Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, Dover, Evaluation Report. [Mapped feature: #91929 Concrete wall foundation of the of the the Troop Stable/Mobilization Equipment Store, Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, ]

Related records

TR 34 SW 1172Part of: Former site the Troop stables and mobilization equipment store at the Grand Shaft Barracks (Monument)