Building record TR 34 SW 2580 - Castemates associated with the Shoulder of Mutton Battery, Dover Castle

Summary

On the north eastern side of the Shoulder of Mutton Battery, close to the fifth gun emplacement within the ditch, there are three shallow brick vaulted casemates, known as the old Piquet House. These were possibly used as temporary accomodation for the guns’ crews set within the adjoining ditch counterscarp wall. The casemates are all interlinked and each is known to have a fireplace on the end wall, though these have now been blocked. Thew date of these is not certain though they are possibly contemporary with the battery dating to 1874. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3249 4159 (7m by 17m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

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 English Heritage, 2014, Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer (Unpublished document).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>XY Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2014. Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer. [Mapped feature: #102600 casemate, ]
  • <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

Jul 3 2019 11:32AM