Monument record TR 34 SW 2082 - The east musketry gallery and gun rooms of the Detached Bastion at the Western Heights, Dover

Summary

A passage from the eastern side of the terreplein descends to a rectangular lobby, the southern part of which was an expense magazine in 1881, though no evidence of this remains. From the lobby, the gallery leads through four casemates to both north and south of the lobby. The casemates are mainly of brick laid to English bond, with axial vaults of stretchers and the rear walls are of chalk ashlar. In 1867, in order to arrest movement of the gallery, an additional battered wall was been built against the exterior of the vertical scarp revetment, thus sealing the loopholes and rendering them useless. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3114 4089 (41m by 35m) (16 map features)
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 Report No 7: North Centre and Detached Bastions: 19th-century fortifications (Unpublished document).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> Office of Works, 1863, Plan, elevation and sections of the escarp gun casemates at the Detached Bastion, Western Heights, Dover (Plan). SKE51592.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 7: North Centre and Detached Bastions: 19th-century fortifications. [Mapped feature: #92578 The east musketry gallery and gun rooms, ]
  • <2> Plan: Office of Works. 1863. Plan, elevation and sections of the escarp gun casemates at the Detached Bastion, Western Heights, Dover.

Finds (0)

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 26 2018 11:57AM