Monument record TR 34 SW 517 - WW1 Field Gun Position, The Citadel, Dover Western Heights

WW1 field gun position located in the inner North Bastion of the Citadel. Destroyed. Field visit in 1994

From the National Heritage List for England:

Following the completion of the new Admiralty harbour at Dover in 1907, an Admiralty Port War Signal Station controlling all shipping within the harbour was located on Western Heights, but moved to Dover castle in 1914. During World War I the Heights were primarily used for their barrack accommodation, although Citadel Battery remained armed and in 1916 Drop Redoubt was provided with searchlights and two 6 pounder Hotchkiss guns to counter air raids, whilst the Citadel received a single 3 inch gun.

World War I field gun emplacement, now DESTROYED. LOCATION: Inner N Bastion of the Citadel (2)

<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.