Visited with Monk and Chubs
The fort was previously called Castle Hill fort and building started in 1861 to protect the landward flank of Dover Castle. The casemated barrack block, the caponiers, the parade ground, the outworks, batteries and flanking galleries were finished in 1864 but in 1869-1870 wing batteries and more battery fortifications were built. During the two world wars, pillboxes, gun eplacements, anti tank emplacements and blast wars were constructed.
The Fort is the only Royal Commission initiated land fort in Kent.
The place is huge, much more to see than google earth suggests
Parade ground and barrack rooms
gun emplacements on top of the barracks
Inside a barrack room
Old wrought iron gates at the entrance to a tunnel that leads to the north west caponier
Inside the caponier
Two level barracks
inside some barrack rooms
Mickey and Donald
Concrete blast walls built in WW2
North East caponier
Thanks to Wevsky and Silverainbow
The fort was previously called Castle Hill fort and building started in 1861 to protect the landward flank of Dover Castle. The casemated barrack block, the caponiers, the parade ground, the outworks, batteries and flanking galleries were finished in 1864 but in 1869-1870 wing batteries and more battery fortifications were built. During the two world wars, pillboxes, gun eplacements, anti tank emplacements and blast wars were constructed.
The Fort is the only Royal Commission initiated land fort in Kent.
The place is huge, much more to see than google earth suggests
Parade ground and barrack rooms
gun emplacements on top of the barracks
Inside a barrack room
Old wrought iron gates at the entrance to a tunnel that leads to the north west caponier
Inside the caponier
Two level barracks
inside some barrack rooms
Mickey and Donald
Concrete blast walls built in WW2
North East caponier
Thanks to Wevsky and Silverainbow
