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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1967 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Gutter associated with the former cook house of the Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, Dover |
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Summary
During an archaeological watching brief undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust at The Grand Shaft Barracks in 2017 a concrete drianage gutter associated with the former site of a cook house located at the south western end of the barracks site. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3152 4091 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DRAIN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1805 AD? to 1960 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 drianage gutter associated with the former site of a cook house located at the south western end of the barracks site, between the edge of the retaining wall for St. Martins Steps and the southern external wall of the wash house. It was constructed of concrete and was clearly intended for carrying surface water away to the north east. (summarised from report) (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 Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2018, Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, Dover, Evaluation Report (Unpublished document).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XY | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2018.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: #91961 Gutter associated with the former wash house of the Grand Shaft Barracks, ] |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 1961 | Part of: Cook House of the Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) |
