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Monument record TR 34 SW 1494 - Early Medieval Building (buildings 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 period 1) off Townwall Street, Dover.
Summary
During excavations undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust, ahead of the rebuilding of the Townwall Street filling Station, Dover, a complex series of stratified archaeological deposits were revealed representing activity at the site between the early Medieval period and later post medieval periods. Period 1; 1175-1300 is the first time intensive colonisation of the site began (before had been only superficial activity within the area; Period 0). A series of building plots was established, each occupied by a succession of timber or stone structures, in all 8 individual building plots were identified and five of these were examined in detail. Plot G was a small plot between E and H and contained a succession of ten individual buildings. Buildings 8 and 17 were the fourth and fifth in the succession and may be dated to c. 1175-1225 (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3223 4143 (8m by 7m) (2 map features) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
<1> Keith Parfitt, Barry Corke and John Cotter, 2006, Townwall Street, Dover: Excavations 1996 (Monograph). SKE31840.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE31840 Monograph: Keith Parfitt, Barry Corke and John Cotter. 2006. Townwall Street, Dover: Excavations 1996.
Finds (16)
- SHERD (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1275 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1275 AD)
- FISH HOOK (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1275 AD)
- WHETSTONE (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1225 AD)
- NAIL (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1275 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1250 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1275 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1225 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1225 AD)
- COSMETIC SET (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1250 AD)
- TILE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1250 AD)
- GRAIN RUBBER (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1250 AD)
- PERFORATED OBJECT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1250 AD)
- QUERN (Medieval - 1225 AD to 1275 AD)
- NEEDLE (Medieval - 1225 AD to 1275 AD)
- TOY (Medieval - 1225 AD to 1275 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event Boundary: Excavations off Townwall Street, Dover. (EKE5693)
- Intrusive Event: Excavations off Townwall Street, Dover. (EKE15649)
Record last edited
Apr 28 2017 10:07AM