TR 34 SW 1777 - Former site of piers and groynes on the eastern side of the 'Long Wall of the Great Pent' and North Pier, Dover Western Docks

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Monument record TR 34 SW 1777 - Former site of piers and groynes on the eastern side of the 'Long Wall of the Great Pent' and North Pier, Dover Western Docks

Summary

A number of groynes were built on the seaward side of the long wall of the great pent in the early post medieval period. These are visible on numerous cartographic sources dating to this period. (location accurate to the nearest 50m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference	Centred TR 3214 4085 (279m by 723m) (3 map features)
Map sheet	TR34SW
County	KENT
District	DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish	DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

GROYNE (Post Medieval - 1584 AD to 1641 AD)

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<1> Stephen Johnson, 1994, Making mathematical practice: gentlemen, practitioners and artisans in Elizabethan England (Monograph). SKE32014.

<2> Alec Macdonald, 1937, Archaeologia Cantiana: Plans of Dover Harbour in the Sixteenth Century Vol. 49 (Article in serial). SKE31789.

<3> Thomas Digges, 1588, Plan of Work at Dover Harbour (Map). SKE31986.

<4> Thomas Digges, 1595, The state of Dover Haven with the New workes (Map). SKE31987.

<5> William Eldred (?), 1631, Plan of lands belonging to the Priory and now to Master Buffkyn (Map). SKE31988.

<6> William Eldred, 1641, The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor (Map). SKE31804.

Sources/Archives (6)

<1> SKE32014 Monograph: Stephen Johnson. 1994. Making mathematical practice: gentlemen, practitioners and artisans in Elizabethan England.
<2> SKE31789 Article in serial: Alec Macdonald. 1937. Archaeologia Cantiana: Plans of Dover Harbour in the Sixteenth Century Vol. 49. Vol. 49 pp. 108-126.
<3> SKE31986 Map: Thomas Digges. 1588. Plan of Work at Dover Harbour. Unknown. Unknown.
<4> SKE31987 Map: Thomas Digges. 1595. The state of Dover Haven with the New workes. Unknown. Unknown.
<5> SKE31988 Map: William Eldred (?). 1631. Plan of lands belonging to the Priory and now to Master Buffkyn. Unknown. Unknown.
<6> SKE31804 Map: William Eldred. 1641. The Platt of Dover Castle Towne and Harbor.