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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 2560 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 18th century additions to Moat's Bulwark, Dover Castle |
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Summary
The original Moat’s Bulwark continued to be developed and used until the end of the Napoleonic wars with its form greatly altered and its effectiveness dramatically increased by the addition of a large semi-circular battery in the early 18th century. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3251 4151 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BATTERY (Disused, Post Medieval to Modern - 1750 AD? to 2050 AD)
- MAGAZINE (Disused, Post Medieval to Modern - 1750 AD? to 2050 AD)
Full description
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The original Moat’s Bulwark continued to be developed and used until the end of the Napoleonic wars with its form greatly altered and its effectiveness dramatically increased by the addition of a large semi-circular battery in the early 18th century. The most identifiable feature of the bulwark today is the brick revetted upper platform and the zig-zag brick and stone steps leading down to the 18th-cent. semi-circular gun battery. At the foot of these steps survive the remains of what may have been a small powder magazine.Summarised from sources (1-2)
<1> English Heritage, 2014, Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer (Unpublished document). SKE52105.
<2> Johnathan Coad, 1995, English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover (Monograph). SKE52106.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2014. Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer. [Mapped feature: #102474 gun battery, ] |
| <2> | Monograph: Johnathan Coad. 1995. English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover. |
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