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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1580 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | South-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 south-eastern drain took water from the south west corner of room seven towards the courtyard and is likely to have crossed the courtyard. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 31864 41435 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DRAIN (South east drain, Roman - 155 AD? to 390 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 south-eastern drain took water from the south west corner of room seven towards the courtyard and is likely to have crossed the courtyard. Its west wall was constructed of chalk blocks while its eastern side utilised the pre existing wall of the water tank (room 13) located beneath the courtyard. It was capped with greensand blocks and was 25-40cm wide by 25-30cm deep. (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 1564 | Part of: Room seven (Tepid room) of the Roman military bath house, Dover (Monument) |
