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Monument details

HER Number:TR 34 SW 1195
Type of record:Monument
Name:Opus Signinum floor of building 20 associated with the Classis Britannica fort II, Dover

Summary

Excavation in trench 11 during an evaluation undertaken by Oxford Archaeological Unit in Dover town centre in 1988-91 revealed an opus signinum floor within the interior of building 20 associated with the Classis Britannica fort (location accurate to the nearest 5m based on available information).


Grid Reference:TR 31852 41390
Map Sheet:TR34SW
Parish:DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • FLOOR (Roman - 117 AD? to 208 AD?)

Full description

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Trench 11 was situated between the north end of the barrack block B20 and the south wall of building 32 (building etc. numbers relate to those given by Philp) (1). An opus signinum floor was located within a building uncovered in this trench (building 20). The floor relates to a later phase of development of this area, when building 20 was extended to the north, for which only a general date of mid to late second century or later may be assigned with any confidence. (2)


<1> Philp, B. J., 1981, The Excavation of the Roman Forts of the Classis Britannica at Dover 1970-1977 (Monograph). SKE7863.

<2> Wilkinson, D. R. P., 1995, Archaeologia Cantiana, Excavations on the White Cliffs Experience site, Dover, 1988-91. Vol. 114 (Article in serial). SKE31729.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Monograph: Philp, B. J.. 1981. The Excavation of the Roman Forts of the Classis Britannica at Dover 1970-1977.
<2>Article in serial: Wilkinson, D. R. P.. 1995. Archaeologia Cantiana, Excavations on the White Cliffs Experience site, Dover, 1988-91. Vol. 114. Vol. 114 pp. 51-148.

Related records

TR 34 SW 2Part of: Classis Britannica Fort I and II, Roman 2nd century Fort, Dover (Monument)