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Monument record TR 34 SW 1944 - 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 June 1893 depicts positions for five 64-pdr RML guns but a revision plan made in August of that year shows only four: this was the design adopted. 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. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3145 4105 (171m by 150m) |
|---|---|
| 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 Report No 3 The Drop Redoubt: A 19th-Century Artillery Fortification (Unpublished document).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> Liv Gibbs, 2012, Built Heritage Conservation Framework for Dover Western Heights (Unpublished document). SKE17708.
<3> Unknown, 1893, Dover, North Lines, Plan Shewing proposed Bank and Hedge, to secure Guns from Sea View (Plan). SKE51539.
<4> Unknown., 1892, Dover, Drop Redoubt, Details of Gun Emplacements & Side Arms Store – North Lines (Plan). SKE51540.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <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XY SKE13677 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2000.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: #91900 The North Lines Battery, Drop Redoubt, Western Heights, Dover, ]
- <2> SKE17708 Unpublished document: Liv Gibbs. 2012. Built Heritage Conservation Framework for Dover Western Heights.
- <3> SKE51539 Plan: Unknown. 1893. Dover, North Lines, Plan Shewing proposed Bank and Hedge, to secure Guns from Sea View.
- <4> 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 (5)
- Parent of: Possible site of Command post or temporary magazine at The North Lines Battery, Drop Redoubt, Western Heights, Dover. (Monument) (TR 34 SW 1942)
- Parent of: Ramparts and terreplien of the North Lines Battery, Drop Redoubt, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 1943)
- Parent of: The emplacements of the North Lines Battery, Drop Redoubt, Western Heights, Dover. (Monument) (TR 34 SW 1939)
- Parent of: The Side Arms Store of North Lines Battery, Drop Redoubt, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 1940)
- Parent of: WW1 and WW2 silt trenches at the North Lines Battery, Drop Redoubt, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 1941)
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Record last edited
Jun 11 2018 11:23AM