Monument record TR 34 SW 2227 - Retaining wall and platform associated with the former site of a gun emaplcement at Admiralty Lookout

Summary

During an archaeological watching brief on cable trenching and evelauation trenching undertaken at close to Admiralty Lookout at Dover Castle in 2005-2006 by Canterbury Archaeological Trust a number of features relating to the former site of a gun emplacement were uncovered. (location accurate to the nearest 1m basedf on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3271 4163 (2m by 5m) (3 map features)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

During an archaeological watching brief on cable trenching and evelauation trenching undertaken at close to Admiralty Lookout at Dover Castle in 2005-2006 by Canterbury Archaeological Trust a number of features relating to the former site of a gun emplacement were uncovered.

The features uncovered included a concrete platform (1.22m below the ground level) forming the base of a gun emplacement. To the north of this and retaining the platform was a low east west aligned concrete rendered brick wall. A further wall large sloping brick wall was located to the west, this possibly represents the the outer wall of the bettery or the butress for the outer wall. Admiralty lookout started life as Hospital Battery, three gun emplacements mounted en barbette were constructed between 1871 and 1875 to protect the port. It is likley that the features uncovered relate to this original period of construction. - summarised from the report. (1)


<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2005-2006, Admiralty Lookout, Dover Castle, Dover, Kent: Watching Brief of Electricity Cable Trench and Archaeological Investigative Trenches (Unpublished document). SKE13057.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2005-2006. Admiralty Lookout, Dover Castle, Dover, Kent: Watching Brief of Electricity Cable Trench and Archaeological Investigative Trenches. [Mapped feature: #101484 gun emplacement, ]

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event Boundary: Watching brief on cable trenches and evaluation trenches at Admiralty Lookout, Dover Castle, Kent (Ref: ALDECE-WB-05) (EKE13310)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief on cable trenches and evaluation trenches at Admiralty Lookout, Dover Castle, Kent Trench 1 (Ref: ALDECE-WB-05) (EKE18026)

Record last edited

Jun 27 2019 6:13PM