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Monument record TR 34 SW 2079 - The bomb proof shelter (later shell and RA store) of the Detached Bastion at the Western Heights, Dover
Summary
This shelter (later shell store and RA store) originally formed a bombproof shelter for the gun detachments in the bastion of the early 1860s. It has a cruciform plan with a semi-circular vault of stretchers, covered by a huge earth mound of inverted V profile, 37.5m long, a maximum of 18.5m wide and up to 6.1m high. In the 1890s, the south shelter was converted into a shell store and an RA store. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3110 4088 (22m by 33m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
<1> RCHME, 2001, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 7: North Centre and Detached Bastions: 19th-century fortifications (Unpublished document). SKE17503.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <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XY SKE17503 Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001.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: #92558 The bomb proof shelter (later shell and RA store) of the Detached Bastion at the Western Heights, Dover, ]
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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 25 2018 2:36PM