Monument record TR 34 SW 1851 - Medieval walling and pit, Cowgate Hill, Dover, Kent

Summary

During an archaeological investigation at 1-7 Cowgate Hill, Dover in Kent, ahead of the development of the site into flats, an area of Medieval walling and a large Medieval pit were uncovered. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3182 4134 (9m by 5m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

During an archaeological investigation at 1-7 Cowgate Hill, Dover in Kent, ahead of the development of the site into flats, an area of Medieval walling and a large Medieval pit were uncovered. The pit measured 3.50m x 1.90m and it truncated elements of Roman Wall and Mortar Floor Preparation layer. It contained mid grey silt and finely crushed chalk that included occasional small rounded pebbles and flecks of crushed CBM. Potter was also recovered from within this fill, it consisted of four medieval Canterbury Tyler Hill shell-dusted sandy wares, all body sherds and conjoining dating c.1200/1225-1250AD. To the north west of this pit was large segment of a Medieval wall that was aligned E-W and was constructed from roughly hewn chalk blocks It measured 1.80m x 1.40m and survived to a height of +0.50m (14.72m OD). (summarised from report).(1)

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Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological Strip, Map and Record of Land at 1-7 Cowgate Hill, Dover, Kent (Ref: COW/SM/16) (EKE16302)
  • Event Boundary: Archaeological Strip, Map and Record of Land at 1-7 Cowgate Hill, Dover, Kent (Ref: COW/SM/16) (EKE16301)

Record last edited

Sep 20 2017 3:10PM