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Monument details

Summary

A Saxon structure was located and excavated within the south eastern extension of the northern excavation site, to the north west of Market Street. The structure first appeared as a large rectangular hollow cut into the underlying, late Roman deposits. It had an east-west axis, parallel to the adjacent Roman building, and another, probably contemporary Saxon hut (N6). The eastern end of the hut lay beyond the limits of the excavation but its minimum length was 6m and width 3.2m. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)

Monument Types

• GRUBENHAUS (Anglo Saxon hut (N3), Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 599 AD)

Associated Finds

• ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman to Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 43 AD? to 899 AD)
• SHERD (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
• SHERD (Roman to Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 43 AD? to 899 AD?)
• UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman to Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 43 AD? to 899 AD?)
• UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman to Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 43 AD? to 899 AD?)
• BROOCH (Roman - 250 AD? to 409 AD?)
• POT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 899 AD)
• URN (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 500 AD)
• BROOCH (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 475 AD to 525 AD)
• BEAD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD? to 899 AD?)
• BEAKER (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 799 AD)
• SHERD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 799 AD)
• LOOMWEIGHT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 600 AD to 799 AD)

Full description

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(summarised from publication)

A Saxon structure was located and excavated within the south eastern extension of the northern excavation site, to the north west of Market Street. The structure first appeared as a large rectangular hollow cut into the underlying, late Roman deposits. It had an east-west axis, parallel to the adjacent Roman building, and another, probably contemporary Saxon hut (N6). The eastern end of the hut lay beyond the limits of the excavation but its minimum length was 6m and width 3.2m.

The structure had been deeply dug into the underlying deposits and its floor was situated between 55-70cm below the estimated contemporary ground level. There was no evidence of a floor and little evidence of the structures form aside from three post holes. Deliberately dumped layers of soil were situated above the base of the structure, these contained material datable to the late 5th-6th centuries, and were probably deposited in quick succession. These layers were overlain by further soil deposits dating to between the 7th and 8th centuries, these were in turn overlain and sealed by Medieval pebble metalling. The construction, use and demolition of this hut may be attributed to the 6th century. (1)

<1> Brian Philp., 2003, The Discovery and Excavation of Anglo Saxon Dover (Monograph). SKE31831.

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