Monument record TR 34 SW 1935 - Gun Emplacements, 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 completed battery comprised three deep concrete gun emplacements with ammunition stores between them. Each emplacement was constructed as a deep gun pit, open to the rear, containing a raised circular gun platform reached via steps from the covered way. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3145 4077 (31m by 42m) (3 map features)
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 Report No 5: St Martin's Battery, 19th and 20th-century artillery battery (Unpublished document).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XY Unpublished document: RCHME. 2000. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 5: St Martin's Battery, 19th and 20th-century artillery battery. [Mapped feature: #91807 Gun Emplacements, St. Martins Battery, Western Heights, Dover, ]
  • <2> 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 3:34PM