Harbour Battery

Harbour Battery is a fort in Dover, Kent, England. Harbour Battery is situated nearby to the archaeological site Knights Templar Church, as well as near Limekiln Street Bridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Knights Templar Church and Dover Castle.

Knights Templar Church

Archaeological site

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The Knights Templar Church in Dover is the ruins of a medieval church on Bredenstone hill, part of the Dover Western Heights in Kent, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a scheduled monument. Knights Templar Church is situated 570 feet west of Harbour Battery.

Dover Castle

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Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key to England" because of its defensive significance throughout history. Dover Castle is situated 1 mile northeast of Harbour Battery.

Dover Priory railway station

Railway station

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Dover Priory railway station is the southern terminus of the South Eastern Main Line. It is the main station serving the town of Dover, in Kent, England; the other is Kearsney, on the outskirts. Dover Priory railway station is situated 2,300 feet north of Harbour Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maxton and Buckland.

Maxton

Suburb

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Maxton is an area in the west of Dover, in the county of Kent, England. Maxton also served as the terminus of the tramway system serving the town until its closure in 1938.

Buckland

Suburb

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Buckland including Buckland Valley is a village near Dover, in the county of Kent, England. It is noted for the Buckland Anglo-Saxon cemetery whose finds now belong to the British Museum but are on display at Dover Museum.

Kearsney

Village

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Kearsney is a village in Kent, England. At one time it would have been called a hamlet, there being no church there. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Temple Ewell. Kearsney is situated 2½ miles northwest of Harbour Battery.

Harbour Battery

Type: Fort
Also known as: “Saint Martin’s Battery”
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Dover, Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.11955° or 51° 7′ 10″ north

Longitude

1.30589° or 1° 18′ 21″ east

Open location code

9F334894+R9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 126836090

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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