Monument record TR 34 SW 1711 - Room 9 of the 'East Building', Located at the Cannon Street West Site, Dover

Summary

During a series of extensive rescue excavations, ahead of development in Dover’s town centre undertaken by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, the remains of a large scale Roman structure were revealed and have been interpreted as being part of the eastern section of the south range of a mansio. Room 9, which was the central room, was uncovered during excavations to the west of Cannon Street. This was a full sized room with underlying hypocaust. (location accurate to the nearest 2m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3186 4146 (6m by 8m) (10 map features)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

(summarised from publication)

During a series of extensive rescue excavations, ahead of development in Dover’s town centre undertaken by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, the remains of a large scale Roman structure were revealed and have been interpreted as being part of the eastern section of the south range of a mansio. Room 9, which was the central room, was uncovered during excavations to the west of Cannon Street. This was a full sized room with underlying hypocaust.

This room measured 5.5m by 4.9m and had a thick opus signinum floor which had been worn away and cut by later features in a number of locations revealing the underlying heating system and the foundations of the southern wall. Most of the southern wall had been removed, but the eastern wall survived to a height of 0.6m and the northern to a maximum height of 1.09m. There is evidence of entrances to this room in both the east and west walls which appear to have been subsequently blocked with tile and opus signinum. (1)


<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 (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Rescue Excavations Dover Town Centre, Cannon Street West Site (Ref: EI 15384) (EKE4263)
  • Event Boundary: Rescue excavations within Dover Town Centre ahead of development of York Street, Dover (EKE15656)

Record last edited

Aug 27 2019 1:08PM