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Monument record TR 34 SW 1549 - Saxon boulder road (S12) uncovered during excavation in Dover Town centre, 1970
Summary
A length of large rolled flint cobbles laid in a shallow trench was uncovered overlaying the Roman deposits, this formed a road running north-south for a total of 14.5m. It was located approximatley 20m to the south west of the remains of the church of St. Martin-Le-Grand and roughly parrallel and inside of the west wall of the late Roman shore fort, about 15-17m from it. Underlying soil deposits situated between the bottom of the trench and the Roman deposits contained sherds from two Saxon vessels which can be dated to A.D. 850-950 suggesting a contruction date of the 10th century for this road. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3186 4138 (5m by 15m) (3 map features) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
<1> Brian Philp., 2003, The Discovery and Excavation of Anglo Saxon Dover (Monograph). SKE31831.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE31831 Monograph: Brian Philp.. 2003. The Discovery and Excavation of Anglo Saxon Dover.
Finds (4)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Rescue excavations in Dover town centre, southern site (Barwicks Yard). (EKE15849)
- Event Boundary: Rescue excavations within Dover Town Centre ahead of development of York Street, Dover (EKE15656)
Record last edited
Jul 17 2017 3:31PM