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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 2591 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWI Slit trenches along the outer defences at Dover Castle |
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Summary
A number of reinforced trenches were dug along the top of the outer banks of the spur redan on the northern side of Dover castle, were constructed during WWII. These were built as part of the emergency fortification of the castle after the fall of Dunkirk in 1940 so that it could withstand a siege in the event of invasion. The ones on the western side have been reinforced with a concrete breastwork. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 3241 4210 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SLIT TRENCH (Modern - 1940 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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A number of reinforced trenches were dug along the top of the outer banks of the spur redan on the northern side of Dover castle, were constructed during WWII. These were built as part of the emergency fortification of the castle after the fall of Dunkirk in 1940 so that it could withstand a siege in the event of invasion. The ones on the western side have been reinforced with a concrete breastwork. 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 English Heritage, 2014, Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer (Unpublished document).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> | Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2014. Dover Castle Conservation Management Plan Volume 2 Gazetteer. |
| <2> | Monograph: Johnathan Coad. 1995. English Heritage Book of Dover Castle and the Defences of Dover. |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 2550 | Part of: The northern Spur earthworks, spur redan and associated caponiers, outer defences at Dover Castle (Monument) |
