The 3rd century A.D. Roman shoreline at Dover, Kent, showing the harbour area and the position of the Classis Britannica Fort, the Saxon Shore Fort, and the Roman Painted House.

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ROMAN DOVER.

GRAPHIC: Plan of Roman Dover showing the Harbour area.

(Adapted from Brian Philp's book "Buried Dover".)

In Roman times the Kent coastline at Dover was quite different from that of today, with the forts being close to the shoreline.

This diagram shows the relationship of the forts, and of the Roman Painted House, to the shoreline during the 3rd century A.D.

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