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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 141 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible early Medieval inhumation burials, Albany Place, Dover. |
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Summary
During trial excavations undertaken in 1979/1980 ahead of development at Albany Place, Dover, demolition rubble was revealed covering Roman buildings, this was cut by four adult inhumation burials, probably part of a hitherto unknown cemetery of Saxon or Medieval date. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)
The site lies on the lower part ,base of a steep east facing slope. OD 55m.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3182 4133 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CEMETERY (CEMETERY, Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- INHUMATION (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
Full description
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TR 318413. Four adult inhumation burials were discovered by B. Philp while carrying out trial excavations for the Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit and the DOE at Albany Place, in gardens of a major housing development during 1979-80. The site included the west side of the Roman naval fort, locating part of the south gate of the fort and parts of two major chalk block buildings. Demolition rubble covering these buildings was cut by the burials, probably part of a hitherto unknown cemetery of Saxon or Medieval date. (1-2)
<1> Susan M Youngs and John Clark, 1981, Medieval Archaeology: Medieval Britain in 1980 Vol. 25 (Article in serial). SKE32113.
<2> Brian Philp, 1990, Kent Archaeological Review: Major Discoveries at Dover 1990. Vol. 102 (Article in serial). SKE31872.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Article in serial: Susan M Youngs and John Clark. 1981. Medieval Archaeology: Medieval Britain in 1980 Vol. 25. Vol. 25 pp. 166-228. |
| <2> | Article in serial: Brian Philp. 1990. Kent Archaeological Review: Major Discoveries at Dover 1990. Vol. 102. Vol 102. pp. 33-47. |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 1107 | Parent of: Possible early Mediveal grave, Albany Place, Dover (Monument) |
