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Monument record TR 34 SW 1934 - The Glaçis of St Martins Battery, Western Heights, Dover.
Summary
St Martins Battery is a situated on a bluff near the cliff edge overlooking the Western Docks of Dover harbour and was constructed between 1874 and 1877. The glacis is the external slope of the battery which carefully and gradually extended in a long slope to ground level, and designed to absorb in-coming shell fire. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3145 4077 (53m by 85m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> RCHME, 2000, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 5: St Martin's Battery, 19th and 20th-century artillery battery (Unpublished document). SKE17500.
<2> Royal Engineers, 1877, Hand-tinted sections and plans of St Martin's Battery at Western Heights (Plan). SKE51593.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1>XY SKE17500 Unpublished document: RCHME. 2000. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 5: St Martin's Battery, 19th and 20th-century artillery battery. [Mapped feature: #91806 The Glaçis of St Martins Battery, Western Heights, Dover., ]
- <2> SKE51593 Plan: Royal Engineers. 1877. Hand-tinted sections and plans of St Martin's Battery at Western Heights.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of St Martin's Battery, Western Heights, Dover (EKE11878)
Record last edited
Jun 15 2020 3:33PM