Monument record TR 34 SW 1508 - Medieval building (building 45) off Townwall Street, Dover (Period 2)

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. In period 2, following the densely packed timber and stone buildings of the period 1 occupation of the site, there appears to have been a marked hiatus at the end of the 13th century, when the structures on most of the plots were abandoned. Building 45 was located within an area enclosed by the boundary walls, at the north-eastern end of plot F, about 6m south-east of Clarence Street. It consisted of a shallow, roughly square, half cellar, 0.5m deep and cut into the earlier soil deposits which accumulated after the abandonment of the period 1 structures. (Location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3223 4143 (6m by 6m) (9 map features)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Keith Parfitt, Barry Corke and John Cotter, 2006, Townwall Street, Dover: Excavations 1996 (Monograph). SKE31840.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Keith Parfitt, Barry Corke and John Cotter. 2006. Townwall Street, Dover: Excavations 1996.

Finds (8)

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 27 2017 4:12PM