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Monument details

HER Number:TR 34 SW 1977
Type of record:Monument
Name:Portion of the exterior wall of the Stable Block of the Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, Dover.

Summary

During an archaeological watching brief undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust at The Grand Shaft Barracks in 2017 a small portion of the south eastern exterior wall of the stable block, located at the north eastern end of the barracks complex, was uncovered. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Grid Reference:TR 3164 4098
Map Sheet:TR34SW
Parish:DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • FLOOR (Post Medieval to Modern - 1805 AD? to 1960 AD?)
  • WALL (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 small portion of the south eastern exterior wall of the stable block, located at the north eastern end of the barracks complex, was uncovered. The walling was here represented by a worn door threshold made from York stone. A section of internal purple brick flooring with non-slip surface grooves was revealed immediately adjacent to the threshold. (summaried 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 Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2018, Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, Dover, Evaluation Report (Unpublished document).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>XYUnpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2018. Grand Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, Dover, Evaluation Report. [Mapped feature: #92001 Portion of the exterior wall of the Stable Block of the Grand Shaft Barracks, ]

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TR 34 SW 1165Part of: Former site of the stables at the Grand Shaft Barracks (Monument)