Brown, M. and Williamson, A. (2001). The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No. 6: The Entrances to the Fortress: 19th-century Infantry and Artillery Fortifications: Survey Report . Fort Cumberland: Historic England. https://doi.org/10.5284/1058198. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No. 6: The Entrances to the Fortress: 19th-century Infantry and Artillery Fortifications: Survey Report
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Historic England Research Reports
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1058198
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Between April and November 1998, the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) carried out survey and analysis of the buildings, underground structures and earthworks associated with the entrances into the 19th-century fortress on the Western Heights in Dover. Built in two main phases, 1804-16, and 1858-67, the fortress comprised three powerful independent forts and redoubts - the Citadel, the Drop Redoubt and the North Centre Bastion - linked by a series of defensive ditches and banks called the Lines. The result was a continuous barrier closing off the ridge, further protected by sheer cliffs along the southern face. At the end of the first construction phase in 1815, access to the fortress was through two main entrances; the first, South Lines Bridge, was located at the south-western corner and the second, North Entrance, was situated at a narrow point of the ridge towards the north-eastern end of the fortress, where the North Military Road completed its more moderate ascent from Dover town. A third entrance, called South Entrance or Archcliffe Gate, was added in the 1860s as part of a major revision of the southern defences of the Heights. All of the entrances were still in use during the Second World War but in 1963 the imposing Archcliffe Gate was demolished and the North Entrance was by-passed. The South Lines Bridge has been lost to modern road developments. (This was report 27/2001 in a previous series)
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Moraig Brown A Williamson
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Historic England
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2001
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: The Fortress Entrances, Western Heights County: Kent District: Dover Parish: DOVER Country: England Grid Reference: 631300, 140700 (Easting, Northing) Grid Reference: 631200, 140900 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BASTION (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CITADEL (Monus) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FORTRESS (Monument Type England) POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) REDOUBT (Monument Type England) FIELD SURVEY (Event) CASTLE (Monument Type England)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: englishh2-370782 OBIB: 116/2001
Note Extra information on the publication or report. Note:	A4 report of 51pp.
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	13 Jan 2020

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