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Monument record TR 34 SW 1939 - The emplacements of the North Lines Battery, Drop Redoubt, Western Heights, Dover.
Summary
Plans for a battery west of the Drop Redoubt were being drawn up in 1892. A design of August of 1893 shows positions for five 64-pdr RML. It was not a battery in its own right but rather, formed part of the Drop Redoubt defences, occupying the ridge between the Drop Redoubt and the North Entrance and commanding the valley to the north. Four gun emplacements stood on a terreplein behind a rampart, the emplacements are set into a rampart along the southern side of the North Lines, with the
terreplein forming a 10.0m wide terrace behind the rampart. (location Accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3143 4106 (100m by 77m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| 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 Report No 3 The Drop Redoubt: A 19th-Century Artillery Fortification (Unpublished document).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> Unknown, 1893, Dover, North Lines, Plan Shewing proposed Bank and Hedge, to secure Guns from Sea View (Plan). SKE51539.
<3> Unknown., 1892, Dover, Drop Redoubt, Details of Gun Emplacements & Side Arms Store – North Lines (Plan). SKE51540.
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XY SKE13677 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2000.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: #91865 The emplacements of the North Lines Battery, Drop Redoubt, Western Heights, Dover., ]
- <2> SKE51539 Plan: Unknown. 1893. Dover, North Lines, Plan Shewing proposed Bank and Hedge, to secure Guns from Sea View.
- <3> SKE51540 Plan: Unknown.. 1892. Dover, Drop Redoubt, Details of Gun Emplacements & Side Arms Store – North Lines.
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 2018 11:32AM