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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1660 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Culvert (B90) 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 culvert was located in the south east corner of the CLBR fort at the Battle of Britain Homes Site in 1971. It carried water from both the sewer and the associated drains which collected water within the interior of the fort, through the south east corner of the fort and into an external outlet channel. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 31900 41307 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CULVERT (Culvert onder south east corner of fort wall., Roman - 125 AD to 210 AD)
Associated Finds
- SHERD (Roman - 125 AD to 180 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 culvert was located in the south east corner of the CLBR fort at the Battle of Britain Homes Site in 1971. It carried water from both the sewer and the associated drains which collected water within the interior of the fort, through the south east corner of the fort and into an external outlet channel. (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) |
