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Monument details

HER Number:TR 34 SW 1112
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible Medieval mortared flint base, Cowgate Hill, Dover.

Summary

During excavation undertaken by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit on Cowgate Hill, Dover in 1977, part of a substantial mortared flint base was revealed. It is of possible Medieval date but its function remains unclear. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

The base was the same feature located in an excavation in 1977. The composition of the mortar suggested a medieval date to the excavators.

Grid Reference:TR 31812 41335
Map Sheet:TR34SW
Parish:DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • Wall Foundation (Mortared flint base, Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Full description

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A substantial mortared flint base was revealed in 1977 during excavations undertaken by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit off Cow Gate Hill, Dover. The feature had been cut away by what appeared to be an early post-medieval pit. The precise function of this feature remains unclear but the composition of the mortar appears to be medieval rather than Roman and the stratigraphic position is consistent with such a date. The exact interpretation of this structure must remain unknown. It does not obviously appear to form part of a building. (taken from source) (1-2)


<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2009, Report on Evaluation Trenching off Cowgate Hill, Dover (Unpublished document). SKE18028.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2008-2009, Canterbury’s Archaeology 2008–2009, Excavation (Article in serial). SKE32050.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2009. Report on Evaluation Trenching off Cowgate Hill, Dover.
<2>Article in serial: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2008-2009. Canterbury’s Archaeology 2008–2009, Excavation. 2008-2009, annual report 33, pp.,33-44.