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Monument details

Summary

Three discrete Saxon huts (S9 period 1-3) were uncovered during excavations undertaken within the derelict Barwick Workshop, located just to the south of Market Street. The earliest was the largest and was subsequently replaced by two smaller structures. Each hut had a detectable floor level and related post or stake holes, and all were sealed by a late Saxon hall (S10). (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)

Monument Types

• GRUBENHAUS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 799 AD)

Associated Finds

• SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• STUD (Roman to Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 350 AD? to 899 AD?)
• SHERD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 699 AD)
• ARMLET (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 475 AD to 599 AD)
• BEAD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 799 AD)
• BUCKLE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
• COMB (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
• JAR (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
• VESSEL (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
• STRAP END (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 575 AD to 625 AD)
• LOOMWEIGHT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 600 AD to 799 AD)

Full description

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(Summarised from publication)

Three discrete Saxon huts were uncovered during excavations undertaken within the derelict Barwick Workshop, located just to the south of Market Street. The earliest was the largest and was subsequently replaced by two smaller structures. Each hut had a detectable floor level and related post or stake holes, and all were sealed by a late Saxon hall (S10).

The earliest structure consisted of a broad rectangular pit cut into the underlying Roman deposits to a depth of about 30-50cm. Its west side was substantially intact and the south side partially intact, the northern side lay outside the area of excavation and the eastern side had been destroyed by later pits. Much of the floor was left unexcavated, so that the upper floor layers and overlying hall could be observed, despite this 75 stake holes and three large post holes were apparent. The second phase of this hut was within the footprint of the earliest, generally about 70cm from its outer edge. Its west and part of its southern sides survived but again the northern and eastern sides were not uncovered. Four large post holes and a further four stake holes were observed alongside a clay floor. The final phase of this building is smaller again, it had an oval footprint with a minimum east west length of 4.5m. It was demarcated by a ring of eight small post holes with a large central post hole. The latest phase of this building likely dates to the 7th-8th centuries while the earliest dating evidence dates to the 6th century. (1)

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

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