Forts · South East England
Admiralty Pier Turret
Also known as: Dover Turret
Admiralty Pier Turret is a fort in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dover Priory · 1.9 km
About
Admiralty Pier Turret is a historic fort or fortified site in the United Kingdom. Also known as: Dover Turret. Coordinates: 51.1116°, 1.3189°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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. Declared obsolete in 1902, it is currently part of the port and inaccessible, though the guns remain in place.
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Background
Description
Between the two World Wars the Admiralty Pier Fort was transformed into a home for the battery caretaker, who lived there with his wife and family. The guns remained in place inside the turret. In 1920 the Pier Turret Battery was reduced to "care and maintenance" but was used for drill by the Territorial Army. In April 1944 the battery became Home Guard Battery. According to the fort record book the guns were withdrawn to Woolwich in August 1947. In 1958 all of the battery buildings at Admiralty Pier Fort were demolished and the two BL 6-inch emplacements tidied. One became a shelter and the other a small viewing platform. The fort itself and the turret remained. After a severe storm in…
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- Coordinates
- 51.1116, 1.3189
- County
- Kent
- District
- Dover
- Parish
- Dover
- Postcode
- CT17 9FJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Established
- 1882
- Nearest railway station
- Dover Priory — 1.9 km
Sources
- osm: w1219028424 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Admiralty Pier Turret (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: DoverTurret2.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Admiralty Pier Turret?
- Admiralty Pier Turret is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT17 9FJ), in the parish of Dover.
- When was Admiralty Pier Turret built?
- Built or established in 1882.
- Is Admiralty Pier Turret a protected site?
- Yes — Admiralty Pier Turret is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Admiralty Pier Turret?
- The nearest railway station is Dover Priory, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT17 9FJ.