Monument record TR 34 SW 2065 - WWII Mortar emplacements at Citadel Battery, Western Heights, Dover

Summary

During the early part of the Second World War, the battery was provided with additional close defence: this included two Blacker Bombard (spigot mortar) emplacements. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3034 4029 (7m by 14m) (2 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 Report No 8: The Citadel Battery: An early 20th-century coastal battery (Unpublished document). SKE17504.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: RCHME. 2000. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 8: The Citadel Battery: An early 20th-century coastal battery. [Mapped feature: #92450 WWII Mortar emplacements at Citadel Battery, Western Heights, Dover, ]

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the Citadel Battery, Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE11881)

Record last edited

Mar 1 2019 2:30PM