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Monument details

HER Number:TR 34 SW 1390
Type of record:Monument
Name:Post medieval demolition deposit, buildings and occupation deposits; Last Lane, Dover

Summary

An excavation undertaken by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit in 1971, at the former site of Last Lane, Dover, revealed stratified deposits dating from between the Roman and post medieval periods. The post medieval levels included demolition deposits, floors, occupation deposits, a masonry building and a wattle and daub building. (Location accurate to the nearest 5m based on available information)

Grid Reference:TR 31911 41322
Map Sheet:TR34SW
Parish:DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • BUILDING (masonry structure, Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • FLOOR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • LAYER (demolition deposit, Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • LAYER (occupation deposits, Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • STRUCTURE (Wattle and daub structure, Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Full description

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An excavation undertaken by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit in 1971 revealed stratified deposits dating from between the Roman and post medieval periods. The post medieval levels included demolition deposits, floors, occupation deposits, a masonry building and a wattle and daub building. No further information about the location or circumstances of this discovery is available. (1)


<1> Brian Philp, 1980, List of sites excavated by KARU in the 1980's (Unpublished document). SKE31839.

<2> Philp, B. J., 1981, The Excavation of the Roman Forts of the Classis Britannica at Dover 1970-1977 (Monograph). SKE7863.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Unpublished document: Brian Philp. 1980. List of sites excavated by KARU in the 1980's.
<2>Monograph: Philp, B. J.. 1981. The Excavation of the Roman Forts of the Classis Britannica at Dover 1970-1977.