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Monument record TR 34 SW 2085 - The north musketry gallery of the Detached Bastion at the Western Heights, Dover
Summary
The northern casemated musketry gallery is contained on two floors reached from the north-west caponier. The lower floor has four casemates of the usual type and details, with two vertical loops in each. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3108 4091 (13m by 8m) (8 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Summarised from report:
The northern casemated musketry gallery is contained on two floors reached from the north-west caponier. The lower floor has four casemates of the usual type and details, with two vertical loops in each. The gallery proceeds through the centre of the party walls but the roofs are formed by the flat slate floors of the upper level. The upper level, reached directly from the first floor of the caponier, has a flat floor of slate slabs and four casemates with semi-circular vaults. All other details are identical to the lower floor. (1)
<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 Report No 7: North Centre and Detached Bastions: 19th-century fortifications (Unpublished document).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XY SKE17503 Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001.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: #92639 The north musketry gallery 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 5:15PM