Monument record TR 34 SW 2007 - Casemates within the Tenaille of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover

Summary

Within the western end of the Tenaille, located at the southern end of the Citadel complex, two gunrooms known as Short Casemates were inserted. These were accessed from the ditch level and contemporary with the tenaille; completed by 1810. (location accurate to the nearest 5m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3089 4034 (22m by 24m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (4)

Full Description

<1> English Heritage, 2004, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent: Report No. 2: The Citadel (Unpublished document). SKE17690.

<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, 1911, Dover Western Heights, Citadel Barracks & Western Outworks Ground Floor Plan (Map). SKE51525.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2004. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent: Report No. 2: The Citadel. [Mapped feature: #92122 Casemates within the Tenaille of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover, ]
  • <2> Map: Major W H Ford, Royal Engineers. 1811. Plan Shewing the Appropriation of the Ordnance Lands on the Western Heights Dover 1811.
  • <3> Map: Unknown. 1911. Dover Western Heights, Citadel Barracks & Western Outworks Ground Floor Plan.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the Citadel, Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE12081)

Record last edited

Jun 8 2018 10:52AM