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Monument record TR 34 SW 1914 - The Main Magazine of the Drop Redoubt fort at Dover's Western Heights.
Summary
The Drop Redoubt was a key element of the Western Heights fortifications. Crossing the area inside the Redoubt today is a covered way linking the Parade Ground with the entrance of the Main Magazine. It is sunk 1.8m for protection and has a large earth bank along its eastern side. The principal magazine for Drop Redoubt is a bomb-proof vaulted structure covered by an earth mound, the latter some 3.5m high. Access is gained along a covered way which splits into three, the branches leading to the Parade Ground, Officers’ Quarters and the southern part of the terreplein. The current arrangement includes an original free-standing magazine completed in 1806 and which had a capacity of 320 barrels. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3155 4112 (22m by 29m) (3 map features) |
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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 Report No 3 The Drop Redoubt: A 19th-Century Artillery Fortification (Unpublished document).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>XY SKE13677 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2000. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 3 The Drop Redoubt: A 19th-Century Artillery Fortification. [Mapped feature: #91705 Magazine, ]
- <2> SKE51523 Map: Major W H Ford, Royal Engineers. 1811. Plan Shewing the Appropriation of the Ordnance Lands on the Western Heights Dover 1811.
- <3> SKE51528 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 4:21PM