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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1671 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Foundations of unfinished CLBR fort wall (A1) associated with the CLBR fort I, 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. These include the remains of the unfinished CLBR fort, which are represented by a series of foundations apparent across the site underlying the roads and buildings of the main CLBR fort. These foundations were abandoned before their completion in around 117 A.D. when troops were sent north to deal with the northern revolts. A small section of the foundation of the northern wall was located during excavations at the Burial Ground site in 1970. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 31853 41395 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
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. These include the remains of the unfinished CLBR fort, which are represented by a series of foundations apparent across the site underlying the roads and buildings of the main CLBR fort. These foundations were abandoned before their completion in around 117 A.D. when troops were sent north to deal with the northern revolts. A small section of the foundation of the northern wall was located during excavations at the Burial Ground site in 1970.
The foundations had been badly damaged by later activity at the site and only a very small section remained. It was constructed of chalk rubble set in a broad U shaped trench 1.4m wide and 40cm deep. (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. |
