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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1596 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Part of the CLBR fort II wall (B3), located at Durham Hill, Dover |
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Summary
During extensive rescue excavations undertaken across Dovers Town centre by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, substantial remains of the Classis Britannica fort were uncovered and recorded. Sections of all four walls of the Classsis Britannica were located, including a length of the western wall which was located during excavations on Durham Hill in 1971 (Durham Hill north site). (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 31800 41383 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WALL (CLBR fort wall, Roman - 125 AD to 210 AD)
Full description
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(Summarised from publication)
During extensive rescue excavations undertaken across Dover’s Town centre by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, substantial remains of the Classis Britannica fort were uncovered and recorded. Sections of all four walls of the Classsis Britannica were located, including a length of the western wall which was located during excavations on Durham Hill in 1971 (Durham Hill north site).
The wall was 1.2m wide constructed of chalk blocks upon a tufa-mortar bed which was supported by a pebble base. (1)
<1> 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> | Monograph: Philp, B. J.. 1981. The Excavation of the Roman Forts of the Classis Britannica at Dover 1970-1977. |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 2 | Part of: Classis Britannica Fort I and II, Roman 2nd century Fort, Dover (Monument) |
