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Archcliffe Fort is a Napoleonic coastal defence fort located near Dover in Kent, England. Built in the early nineteenth century as part of the extensive fortification programme undertaken during the Napoleonic Wars, it exemplifies the military architecture of that period with its characteristic design incorporating bastions and gun emplacements. The fort was constructed to protect the strategically vital port of Dover and the surrounding coastline from the threat of French invasion. Though modified and adapted over subsequent decades, it remains an important example of Regency-era military engineering and continues to illustrate Britain's coastal defence strategy during one of the nation's most significant military conflicts.
Archcliffe Fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016420. View the official record →
Archcliffe Fort is a Napoleonic coastal defence fort located near Dover in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016420.
Archcliffe Fort 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 1016420.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fortifications, Roman lighthouse and medieval chapel on Western Heights (0.6 km), Fairbairn-type crane, Wellington Dock (0.7 km), Admiralty Pier Turret 636m south east of Lord Warden House (0.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Archcliffe Fort'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.
Archcliffe Fort stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.