Monument record TR 13 NE 240 - Firing range, Shornecliffe Redoubt

Summary

Firing range, Shornecliffe Redoubt

Location

Grid reference TR 1903 3519 (point)
Map sheet TR13NE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT
Civil Parish SANDGATE, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Firing range at Shornecliffe Redoubt, to the north of Martello Tower 9. Constructed sometime before 1908, the site consisted of (possibly) three firing ranges within an old quarry. The site probably went out of use in the late 1950s / early 1960s.

A survey carried out by Wessex Archaeology in 2009 concluded that very little of the firing ranges remained. None of the structures recorded were positively identified with the firing range, while erosion of the quarry, dumping, and the growth of woodland had obscured much of the site. (1)


<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2009, Firing Ranges, Shorncliffe Redoubt, Sir John Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent. Archaeological Survey Report (Unpublished document). SKE17179.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2009. Firing Ranges, Shorncliffe Redoubt, Sir John Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent. Archaeological Survey Report.

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Protected Status/Designation

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the firing ranges at Shorncliffe Redoubt, Folkestone (EKE11445)

Record last edited

Mar 1 2024 10:39AM