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Monument record TR 34 SW 2070 - East musketry gallery/casemates and gun rooms at the North Centre Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover
Summary
Behind the scarp revetments there are three long galleries incorporating casemated rooms for both musketry and carronades, all for the defence of the ditch. These are constructed mainly in brick laid to English bond, usually with axial semi-circular vaults of stretchers, invariably whitewashed. The east Musketry gallery consists of (in a southwards sequence) three musketry casemates, an expense magazine, three gun rooms for carronades, a single musketry casemate with steps up to the terreplein, another expense magazine, five musketry casemates, a well passage and nine musketry casemates. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3119 4084 (60m by 43m) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
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 Report No 7: North Centre and Detached Bastions: 19th-century fortifications (Unpublished document).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> Office of Works, 1863, Plan, elevation and sections showing the east face of the inner bastion of the north centre bastion at Western Heights (Plan). SKE51588.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <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XY SKE17503 Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001.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: #92479 East musketry gallery/casemates and gun rooms at the North Centre Bastion of the Western Heights, Dover, ]
- <2> SKE51588 Plan: Office of Works. 1863. Plan, elevation and sections showing the east face of the inner bastion of the north centre bastion at Western Heights.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
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
Mar 13 2019 8:15AM