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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1621 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Tufa block drain (B62) of the CLBR fort II, located at the Burial Ground 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 an area covering most of the disused burial ground of St. Martin-Le-Grand's church (Burial Ground site) were undertaken in 1970, during this, a small section of a tufa block drain (B62) was uncovered at the south east end of the site. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 31855 41394 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DRAIN (tufa 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 an area covering most of the disused burial ground of St. Martin-Le-Grand's church (Burial Ground site) were undertaken in 1970, during this, a small section of a tufa block drain (B62) was uncovered at the south east end of the site.
The drain ran parallel to the adjacent building (B32) and consisted of large tufa blocks, each about 20cm by 15cm, placed on edge and capped with another large tufa block. (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) |
