Monument record TR 34 SW 1043 - Battery Command Post (second) at Citadel Battery, Western Heights, Dover

Summary

Two battery command posts were constructed at the Citadel Battery, the second replaced the first in 1908. It is situated behind the battery close to the northern edge of the ridge, in a position midway between emplacements I and II. It is a concrete structure protected by an earth mound shielding the eastern, western and southern sides. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3037 4033 (6m by 5m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> RCHME, 2000, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 8: The Citadel Battery: An early 20th-century coastal battery (Unpublished document). SKE17504.

<2> John A. Guy, 2013-, Verbal communication from John Guy, defence expert working in the Dover area (Verbal communication). SKE24831.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: RCHME. 2000. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 8: The Citadel Battery: An early 20th-century coastal battery. [Mapped feature: #92446 Battery Command Post (second) at Citadel Battery, western Heights, Dover, ]
  • <2> Verbal communication: John A. Guy. 2013-. Verbal communication from John Guy, defence expert working in the Dover area.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the Citadel Battery, Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE11881)

Record last edited

Mar 1 2019 2:32PM