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Monument details

HER Number:TR 01 NE 5
Type of record:Monument
Name:Dungeness Redoubt 1798

Summary

Earthwork redoubt of 1798. An octagonal strongpoint built to support the four batteries built at Dungeness in 1798. It was about 215 metres in diameter and originlly armed with eight 24-pounders mounted around the top of the ramparts. In 1803 it was reported that it was not defensible against a coup-de-main, neither could it be made so at any moderate expense. Slight traces of the parapet exist on top of the rampart

Grid Reference:TR 085 172
Map Sheet:TR01NE
Parish:LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • BATTERY (BATTERY, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status:Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Dungeness Redoubt 1798, 18th century defensive fortification

Full description

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TR 085172. An earthwork Redoubt built in 1798. An octagonal strongpoint 215 metres in diameter built to support the four batteries built at Dungeness in 1798. Originally housing eight 24 pounders mounted around the top of the ramparst (some sources state eleven). In 1803 it was reported that it was not defensible against a surprise attack and neither could it be made so at any reasonable expense. The flattened counterscarp of Dungeness Redoubt is readily discernible from the top of the old lighthouse. (1)


2010, Appraisal of Sustainability Site Report for Dungeness (Unpublished document). SKE54407.

<1> Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 36 37 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE43677.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
---Unpublished document: 2010. Appraisal of Sustainability Site Report for Dungeness.
<1>XYOS Card Reference: Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 36 37 (D Bennett). [Mapped feature: #37073 Fort, ]