(Summarised from publication)

During a series of extensive rescue excavations, ahead of development in Dover’s town centre undertaken by Kent Archaeological Rescue unit a series of features relating to the late Roman Saxon Shore Fort were excavated and recorded. Long lengths of both the south and western defensive walls of the Shore fort were located at various sites during these excavations. This includes a 9.2m length of the southern wall which was located during excavations at a site which had been occupied by the Warren and Reynolds store, south of Tavenors Lane (B.M.W. site).

The wall was constructed of neatly cut tufa blocks on the external (southern) face, chalk blocks on the internal (northern) face and chalk rubble, flints and tufa at the core, all were bonded with a hard white mortar. It had a width of 2.42m and survived to a maximum height of 1.85m (12 courses). (1)

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