Fort Burgoyne

Fort Burgoyne, originally known as Castle Hill Fort, was built in the 1860s as one of the Palmerston forts around Dover in southeast . It was built to a polygonal system with detached eastern and western redoubts, to guard the high ground northeast of the strategic , just north of .
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: fort in Guston, Dover, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Fort Burgoyne Western Redoubt”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dover Castle and Dubris Pharos.

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is a medieval castle in , , 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. is situated 2,700 feet south of Fort Burgoyne.

Lighthouse
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Dubris, also known as Portus Dubris and Dubrae, was a port in Roman Britain on the site of present-day , , England. As the closest point to continental Europe and the site of the estuary of the Dour, the site chosen for Dover was ideal for a cross-channel port. is situated 2,900 feet south of Fort Burgoyne.

City gate
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is a city gate, which is situated 2,700 feet south of Fort Burgoyne.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buckland and Maxton.

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

Suburb
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is an area in the west of , in the county of , England. also served as the terminus of the tramway system serving the town until its closure in 1938. is situated 2 miles southwest of Fort Burgoyne.

Hamlet
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or Westcliffe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St. Margaret's At Cliffe, in the district, in east , England, near . In 1931 the parish had a population of 88. is situated 2 miles northeast of Fort Burgoyne.

Fort Burgoyne

Latitude
51.13633° or 51° 8′ 11″ north
Longitude
1.32116° or 1° 19′ 16″ east
Open location code
9F3348PC+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 698899144
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q5470869
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Guston Church of England Primary School and The Spur, Dover Castle.

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