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Report - - Fort Burgoyne, Dover, July '12 | Military Sites | 28DaysLater.co.uk

Report - Fort Burgoyne, Dover, July '12

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the126

Reckless & irresponsible
28DL Full Member
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:D

Parade ground and barrack rooms
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gun emplacements on top of the barracks
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Inside a barrack room
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Old wrought iron gates at the entrance to a tunnel that leads to the north west caponier
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Inside the caponier
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Two level barracks
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inside some barrack rooms
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Mickey and Donald
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Concrete blast walls built in WW2
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North East caponier
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Thanks to Wevsky and Silverainbow:thumb
 
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