Monument record TR 34 SW 2553 - East Arrow Bastion outer defences of Dover Castle
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3287 4185 (133m by 55m) (7 map features) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
East Arrow Bastion, which is located between Hudson’s Bastion and East Demi-Bastion on the north eastern side of Dover Castles outer defences was constructed in the 1790’s as part of a major redevelopment of the castle undertaken by Twiss. It is one of four new outworks which were constructed in this area during this period which were designed to provide gunfire towards the fields to the east of the castle. It has an arrow shaped plan and is accessed via a long tunnel (the East Arrow Passage) which extends under the counterscarp bank starts in the ditch close to the exit from Hudson’s Passage. Summarised from sources (1-2)
<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 English Heritage, 2014, Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer (Unpublished document).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.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 2 2019 4:17PM