Monument record TR 34 SW 82 - Western Heights, Dover

Summary

The Western Heights Napoleonic defences were designed to prevent an enemy from capturing Dover for use as a bridgehead. Towards the end of the 18th century work began on permanent defences, and the Grand Shaft and Drop Redoubt were completed early in the 19th century. Work continued on the Citadel, the strong point on the highest part of the ridge and on the outlying bastions and 'lines', until 1814 when the armistice was signed with France and all work ceased. The defences were eventually completed in the mid nineteenth century. Abandoned by the War Office in the 1960's parts of the site have been restored, the Grand Shaft and Drop Redoubt, and part (the Citadel) used as a Young Offenders Institution (location accurate to the nearets 1m based on available information).

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3103 4077 (1437m by 1242m) Approximate
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Alan Baxter & Associates, 2010, Dover Western Heights: Conservation Management Report. (Unpublished document). SKE55693.

<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 no plan or date (OS Card Reference). SKE40759.

<4> Bennett, D., 1977, A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945, Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 17-30 (D Bennett) (Monograph). SKE7811.

<5> HBMC Guardianship List NS Feb 1984 3 (OS Card Reference). SKE43747.

<6> Doug Crellin, 1973, Dover's 19th Century Fortifications - Part 2, KAR 33 1973 73-76 (D Crellin) (Article in serial). SKE7827.

<7> Doug Crellin, 1973, 19th Century Fortifications, Dover - Part 1, KAR 32 1973 44-46 (D Crellin) (Article in serial). SKE7826.

<8> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1990, Dover Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks: An Interim Archaeological Assessment Preparatory to Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE6727.

<9> Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE6815.

<10> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1999, Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at the Young Offender's Institution, Dover Western Heights Citadel, 1998-9 (Unpublished document). SKE7531.

<11> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage, KD178 (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<12> Coad, J. G. and Lewis, P. N., 1982, The Later Fortifications of Dover, Post-Medieval Archaeology, Number 16 1982 (Article in serial). SKE7828.

<13> Coad, J. G. and Lewis, P. N., 1982, Article on the later fortifications of Dover (Unpublished document). SKE51976.

<14> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1991, Dover Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Report on the Trial Pits (Unpublished document). SKE8149.

<15> RCHME, 2000, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 4: The Grand Shaft Barracks, 19th and 20th-century infantry barracks (Unpublished document). SKE17499.

<16> RCHME, 2000, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 5: St Martin's Battery, 19th and 20th-century artillery battery (Unpublished document). SKE17500.

<17> RCHME, 2000, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 6: The Entrances to the Fortress: 19th-century artillery fortifications (Unpublished document). SKE17501.

<18> RCHME, 2001, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 7: North Centre and Detached Bastions: 19th-century fortifications (Unpublished document). SKE17503.

<19> RCHME, 2000, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 8: The Citadel Battery: An early 20th-century coastal battery (Unpublished document). SKE17504.

<20> RCHME, 2001, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 9: South Front Barracks. Later 19th and 20th-century barracks complex (Unpublished document). SKE17505.

<21> RCHME, 2001, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 10: Miscellaneous Structures 1850-1945 (Unpublished document). SKE17506.

<22> English Heritage, 2004, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent: Report No. 2: The Citadel (Unpublished document). SKE17690.

<23> Liv Gibbs, 2012, Built Heritage Conservation Framework for Dover Western Heights (Unpublished document). SKE17708.

<24> Kent Defence Research Group, c. 1993, Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs' (Unpublished document). SKE52251.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Alan Baxter & Associates. 2010. Dover Western Heights: Conservation Management Report..
  • <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 no plan or date.
  • <4> Monograph: Bennett, D.. 1977. A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945. Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 17-30 (D Bennett).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: HBMC Guardianship List NS Feb 1984 3.
  • <6> Article in serial: Doug Crellin. 1973. Dover's 19th Century Fortifications - Part 2. KAR 33 1973 73-76 (D Crellin).
  • <7> Article in serial: Doug Crellin. 1973. 19th Century Fortifications, Dover - Part 1. KAR 32 1973 44-46 (D Crellin).
  • <8> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1990. Dover Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks: An Interim Archaeological Assessment Preparatory to Evaluation.
  • <9> Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement.
  • <10> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1999. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at the Young Offender's Institution, Dover Western Heights Citadel, 1998-9.
  • <11> Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage. KD178.
  • <12> Article in serial: Coad, J. G. and Lewis, P. N.. 1982. The Later Fortifications of Dover. Post-Medieval Archaeology, Number 16 1982.
  • <13> Unpublished document: Coad, J. G. and Lewis, P. N.. 1982. Article on the later fortifications of Dover.
  • <14> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1991. Dover Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Report on the Trial Pits.
  • <15> Unpublished document: RCHME. 2000. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 4: The Grand Shaft Barracks, 19th and 20th-century infantry barracks.
  • <16> Unpublished document: RCHME. 2000. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 5: St Martin's Battery, 19th and 20th-century artillery battery.
  • <17> Unpublished document: RCHME. 2000. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 6: The Entrances to the Fortress: 19th-century artillery fortifications.
  • <18> Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 7: North Centre and Detached Bastions: 19th-century fortifications.
  • <19> Unpublished document: RCHME. 2000. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 8: The Citadel Battery: An early 20th-century coastal battery.
  • <20> Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 9: South Front Barracks. Later 19th and 20th-century barracks complex.
  • <21> Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 10: Miscellaneous Structures 1850-1945.
  • <22> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2004. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent: Report No. 2: The Citadel.
  • <23> Unpublished document: Liv Gibbs. 2012. Built Heritage Conservation Framework for Dover Western Heights.
  • <24> Unpublished document: Kent Defence Research Group. c. 1993. Kent Defence Research Group 'Fort Logs'.

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Related Events/Activities (31)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of St Martin's Battery, Western Heights, Dover (EKE11878)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the Citadel Battery, Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE11881)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the entrances to the Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE11879)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the Grand Shaft Barracks site, Western Heights, Dover (EKE11877)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the miscellaneous structures associated with Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE11883)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the North Centre and Detached Bastions of the Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE11880)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the site of the South Front Barracks, Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE11882)
  • Intrusive Event: THREE GUN BATTERY (DOVER SEWERS/A20 PROJECT) (EKE4811)
  • Event Boundary: Watching Brief at HM Young Offenders Institution Dover (EKE5578)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching Brief at HM Young Offenders Institution Dover - The Drain Trench (EKE16676)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching Brief at HM Young Offenders Institution Dover - The post pits (EKE16678)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching Brief at HM Young Offenders Institution Dover - The pumping station shaft (EKE16677)
  • Event Boundary: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits (EKE5929)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TP1 (EKE16529)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TP10 (EKE16538)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TP11 (EKE16539)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TP12 (EKE16540)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TP13 (EKE16541)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TP2 (EKE16530)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TP3 (EKE16531)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TP4 (EKE16532)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TP5 (EKE16533)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TP6 (EKE16534)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TP7 (EKE16535)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TP8 (EKE16536)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TP9 (EKE16537)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TPA (EKE16542)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TPB (EKE16543)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TPC (EKE16544)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TPD (EKE16545)
  • Intrusive Event: Western Heights: Grand Shaft Barracks Trial Pits, TPE (EKE16546)

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Record last edited

Dec 7 2023 11:13AM