Evidence of a late 1st c BC/1st c AD settlement was revealed as a result of a landslide of part of the "Saxon earthworks" south of St Mary de Castro Church, Dover Castle. Excavations carried out in 1962 by the Ministry of Works, under the direction of Mr Martin Biddle, comprised a single trench through the earthwork. At the lowest level, in otherwise undisturbed soil, several pits, a gully and floor levels were revealed all of which were associated with pottery dating to the 1st Century BC. The latest of the Iron Age levels also revealed pottery and tile dating to the to the 1st Century AD, which is probably contemporary with the construction of the Roman lighthouse or Pharos here. (1-3) Additional reference (4)

<1> E. H. Bayly, 1962, KAS Annual Report 1962: Activities around Dover, Arch Cant 77 1962 xlviii (EH Bayley) (Article in serial). SKE7873.

<2> H. M. Colvin, 1959, Antiquity: An Iron Age Hillfort at Dover? (Article in serial). SKE52163.

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

<4> Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.