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Monument Number 467948
Hob Uid: 467948
Location : Kent Dover Dover
Grid Ref : TR3264041760
Summary : Evidence for Iron Age occupation identified during excavations in Dover Castle. The excavations took place adjacent to the Church of St Mary in Castro and located a series of pits, gulleys, floor levels and pottery and is probably associated with the presumed Iron Age hillfort (TR 34 SW 99).
More information : Evidence of a late 1st c BC/1st c AD settlement was revealed as a result of a landslide of part of the "Saxon earthworks" south of St Mary de Castro Church, Dover Castle. Excavations carried out in 1962 by the Ministry of Works, under the direction of Mr Martin Biddle, comprised a single trench through the earthwork, centred at TR 32644176. In the lowest levels were found pits, gulleys, floor levels and Iron Age potsherds. (1-3) Within Dover castle excavations adjacent to the Church of St Mary in Castro have produced evidence for Iron Age occupation of the site. This evidence was revealed in a series of pits, gulleys, floor levels and pot sherds and is probably associated with the presumed Iron Age hillfort (TR 34 SW 99) which is occupied the site. Scheduled. (4)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : EH Bayley
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Vol(s) : 77, 1962

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Source details : Information from EH Bayly, Dover College
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Source details : F1 ASP 04-JUN-64
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : 14-Dec-99
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Settlement
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : KE 64
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 30281
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TR 34 SW 65
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1961-01-01
End Date : 1963-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-06-04
End Date : 1964-06-04

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 467948