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Monument details

HER Number:TR 34 SW 1204
Type of record:Monument
Name:Metalled surface associated with barrack block 23 of the Classis Britannica fort II, Dover

Summary

Excavation in trench 14 during an evaluation undertaken by Oxford Archaeological Unit in Dover town centre in 1988-91 revealed a metalled surface associated with barrack block 23 of the Classis Britannica fort II (location accurate to the nearest 5m based on available information).

Grid Reference:TR 31880 41363
Map Sheet:TR34SW
Parish:DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • METALLED SURFACE (Roman - 117 AD? to 208 AD?)

Full description

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Trench 14 lay just inside the east gate of the fort near the south west corner of Building 23, a barrack block and within the road B39 (numbers taken from Philp's analysis of the site during the 1970's)(1). A metalled surface, probably belonging to Philp’s phase 2 of the Cl. Br. occupation (c. AD 190-200 until 210) was identified in this area. The overlying stratification may have been truncated during the construction of the later Saxon Shore fort. The surface is typical of the open areas within the Cl. Br. Fort - Philp identified a complex sequence of metalled surfaces and chalk built drains running north-south along the same road. (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)