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Monument details

Summary

The gunpowder magazine was constructed in c.1800 close to the 13th century Rokesley’s tower and Cannons Gate on the south western side of Dover Castle. The Magazine is constructed of London stock bricks withThe southern side of the magazine covered by a large earthen bank in order to protect the explosives from potential gunfire from warships, it was originally designed to contain 320 barrels of explosives. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Monument Types

• MAGAZINE (Disused, Post Medieval to Modern - 1800 AD? to 2050 AD)

Full description

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The gunpowder magazine was constructed in c.1800 close to the 13th century Rokesley’s tower, near Cannons Gate on the south western side of the castle. The Magazine is constructed of London stock bricks withThe southern side of the magazine covered by a large earthen bank in order to protect the explosives from potential gunfire from warships, it was originally designed to contain 320 barrels of explosives. The earliest depiction of the magazine is in an early-19th century plan of the castle which clearly shows the original rectangular form surrounded by earth banking. 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 English Heritage, 2014, Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer (Unpublished document).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.

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