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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1746 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Two Roman chalk block bases, Cowgate Hill, Dover - possible part of an interior structure of the Roman fort of the Classis Britannica. |
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Summary
Two Roman chalk block bases were found during an archaeological evaluation carried out by Canterbury Archeological Trust in 2009 at the site of 1-7 Cowgate Hill, Dover. Both were constructed of large squared chalk blocks set in a cream silty clay. It was unclear whether these ‘bases’ represented a broad wall or some other structural feature. They were possibly part of a Roman structure situated within the interior of the Roman fort of the Classis Brittanica, but the limited scope of the excavation means that this remains uncertain. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 31827 41343 |
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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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Two Roman chalk block bases were found during an archaeological evaluation carried out by Canterbury Archeological Trust in 2009 at the site of 1-7 Cowgate Hill, Dover. It was unclear whether these ‘bases’ represented a broad wall or some other structural feature. They were possibly part of a Roman structure situated within the interior of the Roman fort of the Classis Brittanica, but the limited scope of the excavation means that this remains uncertain. The earlier of these two bases, located at the northern end of the trench was composed of large squared chalk blocks set in cream silty clay, at least 0.82 m. (N-S) by 0.65 m. (E-W) and stood to a height of 0.23 m. The surface was well compacted and may have been trodden. The later of the two bases, which was located at the mid and southern half of the trench, was construted of rammed chalk rubble and it was between 0.15 and 0.30 m. thick but the full extent was not revealed. It appeared to represent the latest Roman structure in this area, post-dating both wall 512 and the other base 528, Its top lay about 0.40 m. below present ground-level (at 14.25 m. O.D.). (taken from source)(1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2009, Report on Evaluation Trenching off Cowgate Hill, Dover (Unpublished document). SKE18028.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2009. Report on Evaluation Trenching off Cowgate Hill, Dover. |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 2 | Part of: Classis Britannica Fort I and II, Roman 2nd century Fort, Dover (Monument) |
