(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. This includes two areas of pebble metalling which are associated with an inserted gateway in the southern wall of the shore fort. One area is to the north and the other is to the south of the wall and the represent a road running north-south out of the fort.

The northern area of metalling consisted of pebbles and gravel, it had been heavily damaged by later Medieval pits but It was traced for a distance of 10.5m and has a minimum width of 2.52m and depth of 6-10cm. The southern area of pebble metalling consisted of at least four layers of metalling, the primary layer was 5.8m wide but the successive layers were between 3.5m and 4.75m wide and rested on an extended ramp. This ramp was constructed of fallen masonry from the fort wall and layers of dumped soil and clay. These areas of metalling align perfectly with the inserted gateway in the southern wall and clearly represent a road which ran through it. (1)

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