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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1611 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chalk block drains (B70, B72, B73 and B75) of the CLBR fort II, located at the Warehouse South 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 on the Warehouse South site, revealed a number of chalk block drains cutting metalled road surfaces. Drains B70, B72, B73 and B75 were traced for about 1m running north-south across the centre of the site, all were in the same approximate area and were constructed of large single chalk blocks. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 31878 41371 |
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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 on the Warehouse South site, revealed a number of chalk block drains cutting metalled road surfaces. Drains B70, B72, B73 and B75 were traced for about 1m running north-south across the centre of the site, all were in the same approximate area and were constructed of large single chalk blocks. (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) |
