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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1642 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Latrine (B33) of the CLBR fort II, located at the Battle of Britain Homes site, Dover. |
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Summary
During extensive rescue excavations undertaken across Dover’s Town centre by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, a latrine block was located against the inside face of the south wall of the Classis Britannica Fort, in 1971 at the Battle of Britain Homes site. 7.2m of the latrine's chalk block walling was traced in the south west corner of the site. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3189 4130 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PRIVY HOUSE (Latrine (B33), Roman - 125 AD? to 210 AD)
Associated Finds
- HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 125 AD? to 210 AD?)
- SHERD (Roman - 125 AD? to 210 AD?)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (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, a latrine block was discovered between 2.7m and 3.5m from the inside face of the south wall of the Classis Britannica Fort, in 1971 at the Battle of Britain Homes site. 7.2m of the latrine's chalk block walling set in an orange clay was traced in the south west corner of the site.
At a point 5.5m from the east end of the wall, a cross wall was observed, thus creating an east compartment measuring 5.5m by 3.7m. No associated eastern wall was located and it is possible that this was left open of closed by a wooden wall or door. The walls survived to a maximum height of three courses. Within the structure there were slight traces of three rammed chalk floors interleaved with thin occupation layers, this suggests a long period of use of this latrine. Its interpretation as a latrine block rests on its association with a substantial stone lined sewer (B89), which was partly flushed by a drain (B83) entering by the internal wall. (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 2875 | Part of: Barrack Blocks of the Classis Britannica Fort II (Monument) |
| TR 34 SW 2 | Part of: Classis Britannica Fort I and II, Roman 2nd century Fort, Dover |
