Monument record TR 34 SW 1563 - Room six (Apsidal hot bath) 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. A small room situated immediately to the south of room five, linked to it by a wide opening in the northern wall, consisted of a fine bath laid out in apsidal form and survived substantially in tact. Little of the period one construction was apparent and most of the visible evidence can be dated to the second period of this bath house. It consists of neatly squared chalk blocks set in a pink opus signinum. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information).

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3186 4143 (5m by 4m) From rectified plan
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Brian Philp, The Discovery and Excavation of the Roman Shore Fort at Dover, Kent (Monograph). SKE32061.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Brian Philp. The Discovery and Excavation of the Roman Shore Fort at Dover, Kent.

Finds (0)

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 12:10PM