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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1353 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | South west corner bastion of Dovers Saxon Shore fort, York Street, Dover |
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Summary
A watching brief was undertaken on trenches for a major new water pipeline for Dover, part of which was located along York Street and cut both the Saxon Shore fort and the Classis Britannica Fort. South-west corner bastion of the Saxon Shore fort was located to the north of this area of trenching. (Location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 3185 4136 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BASTION (south west corner bastion, Roman - 240 AD? to 330 AD?)
Full description
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A watching brief was undertaken on trenches for a major new water pipeline for Dover, part of which was located along York Street and cut both the Saxon Shore fort and the Classis Britannica fort. The south-west corner bastion of the Saxon Shore fort was located to the north of this area of trenching. The south west corner bastion was completely removed, this Is a key feature of the fort which has never been fully recorded and has now suffered severe damage. (1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, The Dover Spine Main: A Watching Brief (Unpublished document). SKE7159.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997. The Dover Spine Main: A Watching Brief. |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 100 | Part of: Site of a Roman Saxon Shore Fort (3rd-4th century), Dover (Monument) |
