Monument record TR 34 SW 2548 - Napoleonic tunnels – Casemate Level, Dover Castle

Summary

Casemate Level is the earliest of the three levels of tunnels which encompass the Secret Wartime Tunnels at Dover Castle. The seven casemates were constructed between 1797 and 1798 and had a continued military use during the Second World War and into the Cold War. They survive in good condition.(location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3264 4163 (146m by 95m) (3 map features)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> English Heritage, 2014, Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer (Unpublished document). SKE52105.

<2> Johnathan Coad, 1995, English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover (Monograph). SKE52106.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2014. Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer.
  • <2> Monograph: Johnathan Coad. 1995. English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Apr 3 2023 2:07PM