Monument record TR 35 NW 234 - Old Woodnesborough Road, Roman activity

Summary

A short length of Roman ditch was discovered in May 1999 during a watching brief prior to construction of a new house.

Location

Grid reference TR 3193 5739 (point)
Map sheet TR35NW
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A short length of Roman ditch was discovered in May 1999 during a watching brief prior to construction of a new house on a plot of land located on the northern side of the old Woodnesborough Road, off Poulders Gardens, just outside Sandwich. The north-western side of the plot is bounded by a public footpath which has been previously suggested as part of a short Roman road that ran north-eastwards for Woodnesborough to the old shoreline of the Wantsum at Sandwich. The Roman ditch segment recorded in May 1999 lies some 12 meters south-east of the modern footpath and roughly parallel to it, suggesting that it could have originally run along the southern side of this road. (1)


<1> Dover Archaeological Group, 1999, Report on a Watching Brief near Sandwich Roman Villa. (Unpublished document). SKE7517.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Dover Archaeological Group. 1999. Report on a Watching Brief near Sandwich Roman Villa..

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief near Sandwich Roman Villa (EKE5564)

Record last edited

Jul 29 2024 9:47AM