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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1692 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Section of the southern wall of the late Roman Saxon Shore fort, located at the B.M.W site, Dover |
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Summary
During a series of extensive rescue excavations, ahead of development in Dover’s town centre undertaken by Kent Archaeological Rescue unit a series of features relating to the late Roman Saxon Shore Fort were excavated and recorded. Long lengths of both the south and western defensive walls of the Shore fort were located at various sites during these excavations. This includes a 9.2m length of the southern wall which was located during excavations at a site which had been occupied by the Warren and Reynolds store, south of Tavenors Lane (B.M.W. site). (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 31903 41366 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WALL (southern wall of the shore fort, Roman - 240 AD to 330 AD)
Associated Finds
- SPOON (Roman - 125 AD? to 210 AD?)
Full description
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(Summarised from publication)
During a series of extensive rescue excavations, ahead of development in Dover’s town centre undertaken by Kent Archaeological Rescue unit a series of features relating to the late Roman Saxon Shore Fort were excavated and recorded. Long lengths of both the south and western defensive walls of the Shore fort were located at various sites during these excavations. This includes a 9.2m length of the southern wall which was located during excavations at a site which had been occupied by the Warren and Reynolds store, south of Tavenors Lane (B.M.W. site).
The wall was constructed of neatly cut tufa blocks on the external (southern) face, chalk blocks on the internal (northern) face and chalk rubble, flints and tufa at the core, all were bonded with a hard white mortar. It had a width of 2.42m and survived to a maximum height of 1.85m (12 courses). (1)
<1> Brian Philp, The Discovery and Excavation of the Roman Shore Fort at Dover, Kent (Monograph). SKE32061.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: Brian Philp. The Discovery and Excavation of the Roman Shore Fort at Dover, Kent. |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 1742 | Part of: Projected line of the Roman Saxon Shore Fort walls and bastions, Dover. (Monument) |
| TR 34 SW 100 | Part of: Site of a Roman Saxon Shore Fort (3rd-4th century), Dover (Monument) |
