Monument record TR 35 SW 357 - Roman road running from Richborough (Ash) to Dover

Summary

Roman road running from Richborough (Ash) to Dover. Visible as a Cropmark - soilmark

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3050 5083 (2969m by 18956m)
Map sheet TR35SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish ASH, DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish SUTTON, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Roman road running from Richborough (Ash) to Dover.

Description from record TR 34 NW 119:
Side ditches of Roman road. (1,2)

See 2007 Google Earth image and 1990 aerial photo.

Description from record TR 34 SW 245:
(TR 316445) (Sited to locality only) Roman Road, Dover. Confirmation of the line of the Roman Road from Dover to Richborough. (1)

In 2002 and as yet unpublished, informal research project was undertaken by Kent Archaeological Field School, partially in the field and partially desk based to attempt to identify and revise the route of the Roman Road (4).


<1> KAR 34 1973 106 (K Parfitt) (OS Card Reference). SKE45305.

<2> AP (NMR TR 3147/19; 14 3 77) (OS Card Reference). SKE33701.

<3> AP (NMR TR 3147/3; 3 6 76) (OS Card Reference). SKE33702.

<4> Kent Archaeological Field School, 2002, Practical Archaeology Issue 6. Kent Archaeological Field School Report 2002 (Website). SKE31272.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: KAR 34 1973 106 (K Parfitt).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: AP (NMR TR 3147/19; 14 3 77).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: AP (NMR TR 3147/3; 3 6 76).
  • <4> Website: Kent Archaeological Field School. 2002. Practical Archaeology Issue 6. Kent Archaeological Field School Report 2002.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Intrusive Event: CANE WOOD,WEST LANGDON (Ref: EI 15044) (EKE4011)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation alongside A257, Ash, 2002 (EKE21522)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Field Survey and Desk-based Assessment of path of the Richborough Roman Road. (EKE14719)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Kent Mapping Project (EKE20439)

Record last edited

Apr 30 2025 11:07AM