Monument record TR 34 SW 1909 - Defensive Ditch of the Drop Redoubt, Western Heights, Dover

Summary

One of the major features of the Drop Redoubt Fort on Dovers western Heights is the deep pentagonal ditch which surrounds it. The ditch, which is linked on the east and west to the North-East Line and North Lines respectively, is cut from the chalk bedrock to a basal width of between 13.0 and 14.0m. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3155 4114 (162m by 161m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> English Heritage, 2000, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 3 The Drop Redoubt: A 19th-Century Artillery Fortification (Unpublished document). SKE13677.

<2> Major W H Ford, Royal Engineers, 1811, Plan Shewing the Appropriation of the Ordnance Lands on the Western Heights Dover 1811 (Map). SKE51523.

<3> Unknown, 1860, Drop Redoubt, Dover, Plan, Sections and Elevation Shewing Proposed Alterations And Additions (Map). SKE51528.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2000. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 3 The Drop Redoubt: A 19th-Century Artillery Fortification.
  • <2> Map: Major W H Ford, Royal Engineers. 1811. Plan Shewing the Appropriation of the Ordnance Lands on the Western Heights Dover 1811.
  • <3> Map: Unknown. 1860. Drop Redoubt, Dover, Plan, Sections and Elevation Shewing Proposed Alterations And Additions.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey at The Western Heights Dover, The Drop Redoubt (Ref: TR 34 SW 621-Kent sur) (EKE9941)

Record last edited

Jun 11 2020 4:22PM