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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1685 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Water Pipeline (B51) of the CLBR fort II, 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 the Durham Hill North site and just to the south of the northern wall of the CLBR fort, fragments of four clay water pipes were located. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TR 31806 41389 |
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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 excavations associated with works on the York Street bypass in 1971, in an area just to the north of the Durham Hill North site and just to the south of the northern wall of the CLBR fort, fragments of four clay water pipes were located.
The pipes formed a line which ran for a total of 2.05m east-west, roughly parallel to and 3m south of the northern fort wall. They all were situated in a shallow U shaped trench, 16cm wide and 20cm 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. |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 2 | Part of: Classis Britannica Fort I and II, Roman 2nd century Fort, Dover (Monument) |
