Monument record TR 34 SW 81 - Fort Burgoyne, Dover

Summary

Fort Burgoyne, originally known as Castle Hill Fort, was built following the recommendations of the Royal Commission of 1860. An irregular pentagon in plan, bastioned at the corners, containing large casemated accommodation and stores, with guns on the ramparts (see plan). A wet ditch surrounded the fort and an extension ditch ran to the south-east to a small redoubt. After 1900 the fort played no part in Dover's defences. Brick gun positions and pilloxes were erected during World War I and two 25-pounder guns existed during World War II. The fort was incorporated into the Dover Defence scheme and several pillboxes were built to command adjacent roads. The fort continues to be used as a depot for Connaught Barracks

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 324 425 (708m by 594m) FCE
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish GUSTON, DOVER, KENT

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Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2022, Fort Burgoyne, Dover, Watching Brief along the western defences (Unpublished document). SKE55180.

<1> OS 1:10000 1981 (OS Card Reference). SKE48167.

<2> DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 112 (OS Card Reference). SKE40688.

<3> DOE (IAM) Record Form Plan (OS Card Reference). SKE40760.

<4> Bennett, D., 1977, A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945, Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 17 25 (D Bennett) 18 (Monograph). SKE7811.

<5> Coast Defences of Eng & Wales 1856-1956 1974 222-223 (I V Hogg) (OS Card Reference). SKE39027.

<6> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage, KD39 (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<7> Cluttons, 2002, Desk-Based Assessment of Dover Eastern Docks Supply Main (Unpublished document). SKE8212.

<8> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<9> Capita Symonds, 2011, Fort Burgoyne, Dover, Kent: Conservation & Management Plan (Unpublished document). SKE24330.

<10> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2013, Report on a watching-brief at Fort Burgoyne, Dover (Unpublished document). SKE25097.

<11> Historic England, National Heritage List for England (Index). SKE29372.

<12> WSP Environmental, 2007, An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment of Connaught Barracks, Dover, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31103.

<13> English Heritage, 2007, Scheduled Ancient Monument Assessment. Connaught Barracks/Fort Burgoyne (Unpublished document). SKE31111.

<13> Kent Defence Research Group, c. 1993, Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs' (Unpublished document). SKE52251.

<14> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2023, Fort Burgoyne, Dover, Report on a watching brief at the West Wing Battery, October 2022 (additional fencing) (Unpublished document). SKE55351.

<15> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2023, Fort Burgoyne, Dover, Report on archaeological watching brief during trenching across the parade ground of the main fort (Unpublished document). SKE55350.

<16> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2022, Fort Burgoyne, Dover, Watching Brief along the western defences (Unpublished document). SKE55180.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2022. Fort Burgoyne, Dover, Watching Brief along the western defences.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1981.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 112.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) Record Form Plan.
  • <4> Monograph: Bennett, D.. 1977. A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945. Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 17 25 (D Bennett) 18.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Coast Defences of Eng & Wales 1856-1956 1974 222-223 (I V Hogg).
  • <6> Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage. KD39.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Cluttons. 2002. Desk-Based Assessment of Dover Eastern Docks Supply Main.
  • <8> Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments.
  • <9> Unpublished document: Capita Symonds. 2011. Fort Burgoyne, Dover, Kent: Conservation & Management Plan.
  • <10> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2013. Report on a watching-brief at Fort Burgoyne, Dover.
  • <11> Index: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.
  • <12> Unpublished document: WSP Environmental. 2007. An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment of Connaught Barracks, Dover, Kent.
  • <13> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2007. Scheduled Ancient Monument Assessment. Connaught Barracks/Fort Burgoyne.
  • <13> Unpublished document: Kent Defence Research Group. c. 1993. Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs'.
  • <14> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2023. Fort Burgoyne, Dover, Report on a watching brief at the West Wing Battery, October 2022 (additional fencing).
  • <15> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2023. Fort Burgoyne, Dover, Report on archaeological watching brief during trenching across the parade ground of the main fort.
  • <16> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2022. Fort Burgoyne, Dover, Watching Brief along the western defences.

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Related Events/Activities (7)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: An Archaeological Desk-based Assessment of Connaught Barracks, Dover, Kent (EKE14492)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Fort Burgoyne, Dover (EKE5798)
  • Event Boundary: Fort Burgoyne, Dover, Report on a watching brief at the West Wing Battery, October 2022 (additional fencing) (Ref: 2023/18) (EKE22211)
  • Event Boundary: Fort Burgoyne, Dover, Report on archaeological watching brief during trenching across the parade ground of the main fort (Ref: 2023/26) (EKE22208)
  • Intrusive Event: Fort Burgoyne, Dover, Watching Brief along the western defences (Ref: 2022/54) (EKE21867)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Scheduled Ancient Monument Assessment. Connaught Barracks/ Fort Burgoyne (EKE14519)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief at Fort Burgoyne, Dover (Ref: FBD-WB-13) (EKE13103)

Record last edited

Sep 5 2024 12:45PM