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Monument details

Summary

Work in connection with conversion of buildings at Archcliffe Fort for use by St. Martin's Emmaus Community in 1996 and 1997. Along with evidence of demolished 18/19th century fort buildings and late Neolithic-Bronze Age activity, nine medieval pot sherds were found ranging in date from the later twelfth - to mid fourteenth centuries. Five of the pieces were of Tyler Hill sandy ware. The two later sherds, c.1275 - 1325/50, could possibly be contemporary with the documented watchtower that stood on the promontory. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1350 AD)

Associated Finds

• POT (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1350 AD)

Full description

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Work in connection with conversion of buildings at Archcliffe Fort for use by St. Martin's Emmaus Community in 1996 and 1997. Along with evidence of demolished 18/19th century fort buildings and late Neolithic-Bronze Age activity, nine medieval pot sherds were found ranging in date from the later twelfth - to mid fourteenth centuries. Five of the pieces were of Tyler Hill sandy ware. The two later sherds, c.1275 - 1325/50, could possibly be contemporary with the documented watchtower that stood on the promontory.(1-2).

Discussion of these finds in relation to the Dover Western Docks Revival Scheme (3)

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1996, Archaeological Observations at Archcliffe Fort, Dover 1996, CAT KCC ref-1996/107 (Unpublished document). SKE7829.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, Further Archaeological Observations at Archcliffe Fort, Dover, CAT KCC Ref 1997/71 (Unpublished document). SKE7830.

<3> Maritime Archaeology, 2008, Dover Terminal 2 EIA: Historic Environment Baseline Report (Unpublished document). SKE31717.

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