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Monument record TR 34 SW 2033 - The Western outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover
Summary
The western outworks consisted of an irregular polygonal work of ditch and rampart and was designed to provide a more complete and effective defence of the western approaches to the fortress. The construction of the Western Outworks was in full progress by February 1860, the ditches and ramparts were complete by 1871 and the barracks were added in the southern half of the area in the late Victorian Period. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | TR 3066 4045 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (5)
- DITCH (Disused, Post Medieval to Modern - 1860 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- RAMPART (Disused, Post Medieval to Modern - 1860 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- CAPONIER (Demolished, Post Medieval to Modern - 1860 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- CASEMATE (Demolished, Post Medieval to Modern - 1860 AD? to 1945 AD?)
- BARRACKS (Disused, Post Medieval to Modern - 1890 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Full Description
<1> English Heritage, 2004, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent: Report No. 2: The Citadel (Unpublished document). SKE17690.
<2> Liv Gibbs, 2012, Built Heritage Conservation Framework for Dover Western Heights (Unpublished document). SKE17708.
<3> Captain H S Palmer (?), 1871, War Department OS 1:2500 Sheet LXVIII.15, revision of 1871, annotated with positions of magazines in the Citadel in 1877 (Map). SKE51524.
<4> Kent Defence Research Group, c. 1993, Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs' (Unpublished document). SKE52251.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1>XY SKE17690 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2004. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent: Report No. 2: The Citadel. [Mapped feature: #92243 The Western outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover, ]
- <2> SKE17708 Unpublished document: Liv Gibbs. 2012. Built Heritage Conservation Framework for Dover Western Heights.
- <3> SKE51524 Map: Captain H S Palmer (?). 1871. War Department OS 1:2500 Sheet LXVIII.15, revision of 1871, annotated with positions of magazines in the Citadel in 1877.
- <4> SKE52251 Unpublished document: Kent Defence Research Group. c. 1993. Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs'.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (16)
- Parent of: Barrack Hut 1 at the Western Outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2041)
- Parent of: Barrack Hut 2 at the Western Outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2042)
- Parent of: Barrack Hut 3 at the Western Outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2043)
- Parent of: Barrack Hut 3a at the Western Outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2049)
- Parent of: Barrack Hut 4 at the Western Outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2044)
- Parent of: Barrack Hut 5 at the Western Outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2045)
- Parent of: Company Office Stores/Sergeants Quarters at the Western Outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover. (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2050)
- Parent of: Cook house/Bath house at the Western Outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover. (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2047)
- Parent of: Double Caponiers of the Western Outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2035)
- Parent of: Former site of Barrack Hut 6 at the Western Outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2046)
- Parent of: Former site of the Dining room at the Western Outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover. (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2048)
- Parent of: Haxo Gunrooms/Officers Quarters within the South Flank Casemate at the Western Outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2040)
- Parent of: North Flank Casemates on the Western Outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover. (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2038)
- Parent of: Rampart and Ditch of the western outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2034)
- Parent of: South Flank Casemates at the Western Outworks of the Citadel, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2039)
- Part of: The Citadel, Western Heights, Dover (Building) (TR 34 SW 491)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the Citadel, Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE12081)
Record last edited
Nov 19 2019 12:30PM