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Monument record TR 34 SW 1797 - Medieval features located at the former site of the Post Office, Biggin Street, Dover
Summary
A number of Medieval features were uncovered during an archaeological evaluation undertaken at the former site of the Post Office at Biggin Street, Dover. The features include, pits, a possible ditch or linear feature, a robber trench, surface, two possible late medieval walls and a well. Cultivation soils of a probable Medieval date were also located across the site. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3170 4160 (34m by 31m) (6 map features) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (6)
- PIT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD? to 1199 AD?)
- DITCH (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD? to 1199 AD?)
- ROBBER TRENCH (Medieval - 1400 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- WELL (Medieval - 1400 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- WALL (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1500 AD? to 1599 AD)
- BURIED LAND SURFACE (Medieval - 1400 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Full Description
<1> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1998, Former Post Office, Biggin St/Priory St, Dover, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE6592.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE6592 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1998. Former Post Office, Biggin St/Priory St, Dover, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation of the Biggin Street Post Office site, Dover. 1998 (Ref: DOBS 98) (EKE4859)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation of the Biggin Street Post Office site, Dover. 1998. Trench 1 (Ref: DOBS 98) (EKE16017)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation of the Biggin Street Post Office site, Dover. 1998. Trench 2 (Ref: DOBS 98) (EKE16018)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation of the Biggin Street Post Office site, Dover. 1998. Trench 4 (Ref: DOBS 98) (EKE16020)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation of the Biggin Street Post Office site, Dover. 1998. Trench 5 (Ref: DOBS 98) (EKE16021)
Record last edited
Jun 12 2017 9:59AM