Dover; Archcliff Bulwark

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; bulwark of earth upon the hill behind the pier at Dover

In the civil parish of Dover.
In the historic county of Kent (Modern Authority of Kent, 1974 county of Kent).

Lying at the foot of Dover's Western Heights are the surviving features of Archcliffe Fort which formed part of the coastal defences of the town from at least C16 onwards. The first fort, or bulwark, was constructed under Henry VIII in 1539 and 1540, although the initial fortification of the site may date back to the late C14. No trace of remains of these periods can be identified, although the evidence of early plans suggest that the Henrician defences included a pentagonal structure in the approximate position of the present western bastion. The remains which survive today represent a substantial part of a bastioned trace fortification, dating from the early C17 and later works.

This site has been described as a;
Artillery Fort.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TR31524028

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

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