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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1645 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Area of metalling in SE corner (B44) 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 an area of metalling was located, occupying a large area in the south east corner of the fort, in 1971 at the Battle of Britain Homes site. This metalling probably represents a large open area which had been cut by later drains an filled in period two by a latrine block. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3189 4131 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- METALLED SURFACE (Pebble metalled open area, Roman - 125 AD to 210 AD)
Associated Finds
- DISC (Roman - 125 AD? to 210 AD?)
- PIN (Roman - 125 AD? to 210 AD?)
- RING (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 an area of metalling was located, occupying a large area in the south east corner of the fort, in 1971 at the Battle of Britain Homes site. This metalling probably represents a large open area which had been cut by later drains an filled in period two by a latrine 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 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 |
