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Admiralty Pier Turret is a coastal defence structure located near Dover in Kent. The turret forms part of the nineteenth-century fortification programme that strengthened England's south coast defences during the period of potential French invasion threat. As a listed ancient monument, it represents the military engineering response of the Victorian era to perceived external threats. The structure stands as evidence of the strategic importance placed upon Dover's harbour and the protection of naval installations during this period.
Admiralty Pier Turret 636m south east of Lord Warden House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004209. View the official record →
Admiralty Pier Turret is a coastal defence structure located near Dover in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004209.
Admiralty Pier Turret 636m south east of Lord Warden House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004209.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Archcliffe Fort (0.9 km), Fairbairn-type crane, Wellington Dock (1.1 km), Fortifications, Roman lighthouse and medieval chapel on Western Heights (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Admiralty Pier Turret 636m south east of Lord Warden House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Admiralty Pier Turret 636m south east of Lord Warden House stands on Late Cretaceous limestone, bedrock that formed in the Late Cretaceous. The rock here is limestone.