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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1917 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | The Parade ground of the Drop Redoubt fort at Dover's Western Heights. |
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Summary
The Drop Redoubt was a key element of the Western Heights fortifications. At the centre of the fort, in front of the barracks, is a Parade Ground or yard, a small rectangle of 36m by 11.5m, now mostly covered in grass. It appears to have been paved with large brick-shaped cobble stones, though areas have been patched with concrete. Encircling the Parade Ground is a stone pavement and gutter. A water tank stood in the centre. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3155 4115 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full description
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The Drop Redoubt was a key element of the Western Heights fortifications. At the centre of the fort, in front of the barracks, is a Parade Ground or yard, a small rectangle of 36m by 11.5m, now mostly covered in grass. It appears to have been paved with large brick-shaped cobble stones, though areas have been patched with concrete. Encircling the Parade Ground is a stone pavement and gutter. A water tank stood in the centre. (summarised form report)(1).
<1> English Heritage, 2000, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 3 The Drop Redoubt: A 19th-Century Artillery Fortification (Unpublished document). SKE13677.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2000. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 3 The Drop Redoubt: A 19th-Century Artillery Fortification. [Mapped feature: #91730 Parade Ground, ] |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 621 | Part of: Drop Redoubt, Western Heights, Dover (Monument) |
