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Monument record TR 34 SW 1815 - Roman or Medieval walling, Saxon Street/Folkestone Road, Dover
Summary
A section of tufa block walling was discovered during the laying of drain pipes at the junction of Saxon Street with the eastern end of Folkestone Road. The date of the walling is unknown it may be roman but is more likely to be Medieval. (location accurate to the nearest 20m based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | TR 3165 4155 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Taken from source: At the junction of Saxon Street and St. Martin’s Hill (i.e., at the eastern end of the Folkestone road), a tufa wall, 1 ft. thick, was found during the laying of drain-pipes. Mr. Amos notes that all the ground on the east side of the wall was ‘made,’ whereas that on the west side was natural. The material is consistent with a Roman date, but Roman walls only 1 ft. wide are rare, and tufa was used freely at Dover at least as late as the Norman period. (1)
<1> Page, W. (ed), 1932, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volume III (Monograph). SKE7810.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE7810 Monograph: Page, W. (ed). 1932. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volume III.
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Record last edited
Jul 5 2017 3:34PM