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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1605 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chalk block drain (B92) of the CLBR fort II, located at the B.M.W. site, Dover |
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Summary
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. Excavations in 1973-74, at the former site of the substantial Warren and Reynolds store, to the north of Queen Street, a chalk block drain (B92) was uncovered and traced for a total distance of 11m running roughly north-east by south-west across the site, towards the harbour. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 31901 41364 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DRAIN (chalk block drain, 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. Excavations in 1973-74, at the former site of the substantial Warren and Reynolds store, to the north of Queen Street, a chalk block drain (B92) was uncovered and traced for a total distance of 11m running roughly north-east by south-west across the site, and would have flowed towards the harbour.
This substantial drain consisted of a chalk block bed and flanking side walls which survived to a height of 25cm (two courses), and were 25cm wide. Only one of the original capstones survived, this was a large greensand slab. (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) |
