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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1715 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | North passage of the 'East Building', Located at the Cannon Street West 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, the remains of a large scale Roman structure were revealed and have been interpreted as being part of the eastern section of the south range of a mansio. A section of east-west walling located just to the north of the north wall of the main building suggests the presence of a narrow passage, matching a passage which was also located on the northern side of the painted house. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 31864 41468 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WALL (wall of north passage, Roman - 200 AD to 260 AD)
- Wall Foundation (Roman - 200 AD to 260 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, the remains of a large scale Roman structure were revealed and have been interpreted as being part of the eastern section of the south range of a mansio. A section of east-west walling located just to the north of the north wall of the main building suggests the presence of a narrow passage, matching a passage which was also located on the northern side of the painted house.
A 3.7m length of 47cm wide walling was located 1.2m north of the main northern wall; the rest had been heavily damaged by later features or lay outside of the limits of excavation. The wall survived to a maximum height of 20cm, it was situated on a foundation of flint, crushed tufa and clay set in a cream white mortar. These foundations were 66cm wide and 1.08m deep. (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 1716 | Parent of: Area of metalling north of the 'East Building', Located at the Cannon Street West Site, Dover (Monument) |
| TR 34 SW 1707 | Part of: The 'East Building' - Part the east range of a Roman (3rd century) Mansio, Located at the Cannon Street West Site, Dover (Monument) |
