detached

1. The History Located in the Kent town of Dover, the Detached Bastion is part of the Western Heights, which were a series of forts, strong points and ditches. They were built to supplement the ageing medieval castle designed to protect the country from invasion. Located between the Drop Redoubt...

I have always fancied this place, it's a place that quite interested me. And given that the whole fort with its bastions is the biggest in the country, so whilst me and man gone wrong were in Kent we went for a look. The outside is quite impressive alone, but inside I found the work in how it...

The North Centre and Detached Bastions are located between the Drop Redoubt and the Citadel on the Western Heights. Their purpose was to assist in defending the northern approaches to Dover, particularly from the Folkestone Road, along which it was envisaged Napoleon and the French Grand Army...

With social isolation heating up a couple of weeks ago and our local shutting , me and a couple of friends decided to do one of our monthly road trips down to Dover before being forced into isolation for the next 3 weeks. Firstly we visited the infamous Dumpy B which I think we’ve now gone to...

History: In 1859 the Royal Commission which called for modification across the Western Heights reviewed the unfinished North Centre Bastion. Work began on its completion and the construction of the Detached Bastion and its caponier. They were armed throughout the main phase of occupation at the...

Most people know this one. It’s my first location and I can’t think of a better one. It includes the two storey caponier, two (wait no-three.) decaying drawbridges, the Devil’s tunnel, wells and pretty much everything you need in an explore apart from amo shafts and big magazine tunnels but I’m...

Tunnels The Drop Redoubt is certainly a formidable looking structure even now, with its massive walls, bombproof casemates and the caponiers providing excellent means of defence. Surrounding the Drop Redoubt is a dry ditch system over which the caponiers would have provided fire against any...

Detached Bastion, Dover. So yeah, you did just read that date correctly. It's taken myself over a year to sort this one out! Anyway, this was visited on a very cold, wet and windy day with SirJP and my non member accomplice. This was visited as part of our whistle stop tour of Dover. Sadly i...

It struck me the other day, I don't think I've ever posted any or my photos from here. It's one of those places I've visited so much I just take it for granted and don't really pay much attention to it. It's the place I always go to experiment with stuff because it's so accessible. The detached...

Visited with Catullus. He's already posted his report, which is here: http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=69209 This was mostly a chance to play around with lighting. We spent a few hours in Detached Bastion messing around with torch filters made from sweet wrappers and then...

Visited with Weeble. A somewhat rainy day, so we didn’t really worry about external shots, especially as this place has been widely covered before. Not the most inspiring of explores, but good fun to play around with some lighting and practicing with some different effects. I know they’re...

The forth and final splore on a great day out in Kent Those in attendance were Skeleton Key, UrbanX, Trog & Mrs Trog, Wevsky, Space Invader and Urban Ginger The History Bit The North Centre and Detached Bastions are located between the Drop Redoubt and the Citadel on the Western Heights...

The forth and final splore on a great day out in Kent Those in attendance were Skeleton Key, UrbanX, Trog & Mrs Trog, Wevsky, Space Invader and Urban Ginger The History Bit The North Centre and Detached Bastions are located between the Drop Redoubt and the Citadel on the Western...

Well I thought I would post up some pics of my first 2 days as an Explorer! I visted Dover Coastal defences above Samphire Hoe first, It Wasn't the greatest of days for photography as it was Misty, and overcast!! Next up was a trip to the Drop Redoubt, and the Ditches around the Detached...

The North Centre and Detached Bastions are located between the Drop Redoubt and the Citadel on the Western Heights. Their purpose was to assist in defending the northern approaches to Dover, particularly from the Folkestone Road, along which it was envisaged Napoleon and the French Grand Army...