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Monument details

HER Number:TR 34 SW 189
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible site of St. Helen's Gate, Russell Street, Dover.

Summary

The possible site of St Helen's Gate, which would have been part of Dover's Medieval town wall and defences, is near the junction of Townwall Street and Russell Street, but there has been no archaeological evidence recovered to back this theory up (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information).


Grid Reference:TR 3218 4140
Map Sheet:TR34SW
Parish:DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • GATE (GATE, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

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St Helen's Gate (site of). The possible site of St Helen's Gate, which would have been part of Dovers Medieval town wall and defences, is near the junction of Townwall Street and Russell Street, but there has been no archaeological evidence recovered to back this theory up. (1)


<1> W. Batcheller, 1836, The New Dover Guide (Monograph). SKE31913.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Monograph: W. Batcheller. 1836. The New Dover Guide.

Related records

TR 34 SW 1126Part of: Site of Dover Town Wall (Monument)