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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1578 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | North- east drain of the Roman military bath house, Dover |
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Summary
During excavations undertaken in Dover town centre by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, a Roman military bath house was excavated and recorded. A series of at least five drains appear to have served the bath house, the north-eastern drain was located leading through the north wall of room nine, suggesting that this room once contained a cold bath (not located). (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 31873 41448 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DRAIN (north east drain, Roman - 155 AD? to 375 AD)
Full description
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(Summarised from publication)
During excavations undertaken in Dover town centre by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, a Roman military bath house was excavated and recorded. A series of at least five drains appear to have served the bath house, the north-eastern drain was located leading through the north wall of room nine, suggesting that this room once contained a cold bath (not located).
It was built of flint set in a white mortar 30-53cm wide by 30-35cm high. (1)
<1> Brian Philp, The Discovery and Excavation of the Roman Shore Fort at Dover, Kent (Monograph). SKE32061.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: Brian Philp. The Discovery and Excavation of the Roman Shore Fort at Dover, Kent. |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 1568 | Part of: Room nine (cold room) of the Roman military bath house, Dover (Monument) |
