Monument record TR 34 SW 581 - Medieval features and deposits in Fishmongers Lane, Dover

Summary

A watching brief carried out on Fishmongers Lane, during sewer works associated with the construction of the A20 road, revealed a succession of stratified Medieval deposits. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on the available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3199 4134 (29m by 7m) (3 map features)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A deep sewer trench cut down the full width of this narrow street revealed a succession of Medieval deposits. The bulk of these consisted of rubble, soil and domestic rubbish dumped along the margins of the river estuary; this provides clear evidence for the reclamation of this area in the later medieval period. Quite possibly, this reclamation work reflects an expansion in the size of the town during this period. There were a number of occupation layers between these consolidation layers which yielded pottery ranging in date from A.D 1150-1250. A waterlogged organic deposit at the base of the recorded sequence produced Norman pottery (1-3)

Environmental assessment report on the Dover A20 sewer scheme (4)


<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, Dover Town Centre Investment Zone: Archaeological Appraisal Stage 2 (Unpublished document). SKE6598.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1992, Archaeologia Cantiana: Interim Report on work carried out in 1992 by Canterbury Archaeological Trust Vol. 110 (Article in serial). SKE31776.

<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2001, Dover Sewers/A20 Project 1991–3, Assessment Report and Updated Project Design (Unpublished document). SKE31815.

<4> Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 1993, Dover A20 & sewer scheme environmental assessment report (Unpublished document). SKE31642.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1998. Dover Town Centre Investment Zone: Archaeological Appraisal Stage 2.
  • <2> Article in serial: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1992. Archaeologia Cantiana: Interim Report on work carried out in 1992 by Canterbury Archaeological Trust Vol. 110. Vol. 110 pp. 357-382.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2001. Dover Sewers/A20 Project 1991–3, Assessment Report and Updated Project Design.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Institute of Archaeology, University College London. 1993. Dover A20 & sewer scheme environmental assessment report.

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event Boundary: The Dover Sewers/A20 Project, 1991-1992, Programme of Investigation (EKE15202)
  • Intrusive Event: The Dover Sewers/A20 Project, 1991-1992, Programme of Investigation: Fishmongers Lane (EKE15295)

Record last edited

Jun 7 2019 11:55AM