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The
Palmerston Forts
The Palmerston Forts are a group of forts and associated structures around the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The forts were built during the Victorian period on the recommendations of the 1860 Royal Commission on the Defence of the ...
that defend
Dover
Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...
were built in response to the
1859 Royal Commission dealing with the perceived threat of a French invasion. The forts were intended to defend the Port of Dover, that would provide direct access to an invasion fleet, from capture. Construction was carried out by the
Royal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is a corps of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is heade ...
and civilian contractors (under Royal Engineer supervision). In addition to the newly constructed forts, extensive work was carried out on existing fortifications. The fortifications built or upgraded as part of the works were:
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Admiralty Pier Turret
The Admiralty Pier Turret, or Dover Turret, is an enclosed armoured turret built in 1882 on the western breakwater of Dover Harbour in southeast England. It contains two Fraser RML 16 inch 80 ton guns, the biggest installed in the United Kingdom. ...
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Archcliffe Fort
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Dover Castle
Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history. Some sources say it is the ...
complex, including:
**East Demi Battery
**Hospital Battery
**Shotyard Battery
**Shoulder of Mutton Battery
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Fort Burgoyne
Fort Burgoyne, originally known as Castle Hill Fort, was built in the 1860s as one of the Palmerston forts around Dover in southeast England. It was built to a polygonal system with detached eastern and western redoubts, to guard the high ground ...
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Langdon Battery Langdon may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Langdon, Queensland, a neighbourhood in the Mackay Region
Canada
* Langdon, Alberta, a hamlet
United Kingdom
* Langdon, Cornwall, a hamlet
* Langdon, Kent, a civil parish
* Langdon, Pembrokeshir ...
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Western Heights complex, including:
**Dover Citadel
**Citadel Battery
**Drop Redoubt
**Drop Battery
**Grand Shaft Barracks
**North Centre Bastion
**North Centre Detached Bastion
**North Entrance
**South Entrance
**South Front Barracks
**St Martin Battery
*Dover