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Monument record TR 34 SW 2066 - The Detached and North Centre Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover
Summary
North Centre and Detached Bastions formed an important element of the Western Heights defences, protecting part of the land front to the north-west of the port of Dover. They were built into the linear defences of the Heights and provided a platform for artillery and infantry. Work on the bastion was started in 1805 though was left in an unfinished state until 1860 when a major phase of improvements to the fort as a whole was underway. By 1862 the bastion comprised two distinct elements (north centre, and detached bastions) built to a more powerful and coherent design. Both bastions supported some artillery until around 1900, after which their use for any purpose was intermittent; small scale re-occupation for local defence probably occurred in both the first and second world wars. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | TR 3111 4086 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> RCHME, 2001, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 7: North Centre and Detached Bastions: 19th-century fortifications (Unpublished document). SKE17503.
<2> E B Metcalf, Royal Military Surveyor and Draughtsman, 1810, Kent: Dover. Map showing fortifications. At the Western Heights
Kent: Dover. Map showing fortifications. (Map). SKE51587.
<3> Office of Works, 1862, Plan showing the improvements to the defences for Dover at the North Centre Bastion at the Western Heights (Plan). SKE51590.
<4> Liv Gibbs, 2012, Built Heritage Conservation Framework for Dover Western Heights (Unpublished document). SKE17708.
<5> Kent Defence Research Group, c. 1993, Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs' (Unpublished document). SKE52251.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1>XY SKE17503 Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 7: North Centre and Detached Bastions: 19th-century fortifications. [Mapped feature: #92473 The Detached and North Centre Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover, ]
- <2> SKE51587 Map: E B Metcalf, Royal Military Surveyor and Draughtsman. 1810. Kent: Dover. Map showing fortifications. At the Western Heights Kent: Dover. Map showing fortifications..
- <3> SKE51590 Plan: Office of Works. 1862. Plan showing the improvements to the defences for Dover at the North Centre Bastion at the Western Heights.
- <4> SKE17708 Unpublished document: Liv Gibbs. 2012. Built Heritage Conservation Framework for Dover Western Heights.
- <5> 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 (17)
- Parent of: Ditches, scarp, counterscarp and glaçis of the Detached Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2071)
- Parent of: Early layout of the Detached and North Centre Bastion (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2795)
- Parent of: East musketry gallery/casemates and gun rooms at the North Centre Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2070)
- Parent of: North musketry gallery at the North Centre Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2069)
- Parent of: The Artillery store of the Detached Bastion at the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2081)
- Parent of: The bomb proof shelter (later shell and RA store) of the Detached Bastion at the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2079)
- Parent of: The east musketry gallery and gun rooms of the Detached Bastion at the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2082)
- Parent of: The expense magazine of the Detached Bastion at the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2078)
- Parent of: The north musketry gallery of the Detached Bastion at the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2085)
- Parent of: The north west caponier of the Detached Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2084)
- Parent of: The rampart and scarp revetment of the North Centre Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2067)
- Parent of: The rampart, gun emplacements and terreplein of the Detached Bastion at the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2077)
- Parent of: The South Caponier at the Detached Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2072)
- Parent of: The west musketry gallery of the Detached Bastion at the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2083)
- Parent of: West musketry gallery,casemates at the North Centre Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2068)
- Parent of: WWI and WWII slit trenches and weapon pits at the Detached Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 2080)
- Part of: Western Heights, Dover (Monument) (TR 34 SW 82)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the North Centre and Detached Bastions of the Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE11880)
Record last edited
Jun 15 2020 2:22PM