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Monument record TR 34 SW 1554 - Room one (stoke hole) of the Roman military bath house, Dover.
Summary
During excavations undertaken in Dover town centre by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, a Roman military bath house was excavated and recorded. The extreme west end of the bath house complex was occupied by a stoke hole or furnace room. The recovered evidence represents two periods of development; the first structure was built of tufa and chalk blocks and internally faced with neatly coursed flints, it had internal dimensions of 4.5m (E-W) by 5.9m (N-S). This was subsequently replaced by new walls of roughly coursed flint, chalk and sandstone set in a pink mortar which gave new internal dimensions of 5.15m (E-W) by 4.3m (N-S). (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3184 4143 (8m by 8m) (10 map features) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
<1> Brian Philp, The Discovery and Excavation of the Roman Shore Fort at Dover, Kent (Monograph). SKE32061.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE32061 Monograph: Brian Philp. The Discovery and Excavation of the Roman Shore Fort at Dover, Kent.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Excavations in Dover Town centre, Roman military bath house site (EKE15856)
- Event Boundary: Rescue excavations within Dover Town Centre ahead of development of York Street, Dover (EKE15656)
Record last edited
Aug 27 2019 11:54AM