Monument record TR 34 SW 642 - Possible Iron Age Hillfort at Dover Castle

Summary

The some of the earliest evidence for human activity at Dover Castle dates to the Iron Age and is the possible site of an Iron Age Hillfort, though the evidence for this is largely circumstantial. This evidence is based on the form of the castle earthworks and the strategic and commercial value of the haven within the gap in the cliffs at Dover which would have made its defence important to the first inhabitants and traders here. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information)

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Grid reference TR 326 418 (point) Centred on
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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<1> English Heritage, 2014, Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 1 Main Text (Unpublished document). SKE52104.

<2> E. H. Bayly, 1962, KAS Annual Report 1962: Activities around Dover, Arch Cant 77 1962 xlviii (EH Bayly) (Article in serial). SKE7873.

<3> M. Biddle, 1964, Medieval Archaeology: Medieval Britain in 1962 and 1963; Kent: Dover (Article in serial). SKE52161.

<4> Johnathan Coad, 1995, English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover (Monograph). SKE52106.

<5> English Heritage, 2014, Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer (Unpublished document). SKE52105.

<6> Unknown, 1756, Plan of Dover Castle dated 1756 (Plan). SKE52162.

<7> H. M. Colvin, 1959, Antiquity: An Iron Age Hillfort at Dover? (Article in serial). SKE52163.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2014. Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 1 Main Text.
  • <2> Article in serial: E. H. Bayly. 1962. KAS Annual Report 1962: Activities around Dover. 1962 pp 48. Arch Cant 77 1962 xlviii (EH Bayly).
  • <3> Article in serial: M. Biddle. 1964. Medieval Archaeology: Medieval Britain in 1962 and 1963; Kent: Dover. Vol 8 pp 254-255.
  • <4>XY Monograph: Johnathan Coad. 1995. English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover. [Mapped feature: #18262 Possible Hillfort, ]
  • <5> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2014. Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer.
  • <6> Plan: Unknown. 1756. Plan of Dover Castle dated 1756.
  • <7> Article in serial: H. M. Colvin. 1959. Antiquity: An Iron Age Hillfort at Dover?. Vol 33 pp 125-127.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event Boundary: Castle Hill Earthwork (Ref: EI 15390) (EKE4266)
  • Intrusive Event: Castle Hill Earthwork (Ref: EI 15390) (EKE19221)

Record last edited

Mar 28 2023 11:56AM