Monument record TR 34 SW 1551 - Saxon church /Hall(S14) uncovered during excavation in Dover Town centre, 1974-79

Summary

This major highly complex Anglo Saxon church/hall was located immediately to the south and partly underneath of the remains of the church of St. Martin-Le-Grand, on broadly the same east-west axis. The excavated remains consisted of deep wall trenches and pits, dug through the underlying Roman deposits to a depth of between 30cm and 1m. The vertical wooden posts which would have filled these trenches had rotted away leaving a void which was subsequently filled with a dense grey mud, which contrasted sharply with the surrounding packing material, this allowed the identification of 114 posts. Numerous phases of development/rebuilding of this structure were identified five in total including the original structure all dating to between the 7th and 10th centuries. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3189 4139 (22m by 12m) (249 map features)
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.

<2> Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2018, Mead-Halls of the Oicingas, A new Kentish perspective on the Anglo-Saxon Great Hall complex phenomenon (Unpublished document). SKE53121.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Brian Philp.. 2003. The Discovery and Excavation of Anglo Saxon Dover.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group. 2018. Mead-Halls of the Oicingas, A new Kentish perspective on the Anglo-Saxon Great Hall complex phenomenon.

Finds (7)

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

Jan 23 2025 11:32AM