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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1684 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Iron Age pit, located at Durham Hill, Dover |
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Summary
During excavations associated with works on the York Street bypass in 1971, in an area just to the north of that occupied by the Roman fort of the Classis Britannica, A large Iron Age pit was uncovered and excavated. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 31798 41399 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PIT (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC? to 42 AD)
Full description
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During excavations associated with works on the York Street bypass in 1971, in an area just to the north of that occupied by the Roman fort of the Classis Britannica, A large Iron Age pit was uncovered and excavated. (1)
no further information available
<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 1249 | Part of: Iron Age settlement, Dover town centre (Monument) |
