The Drop Redoubt, Western Heights, Dover, Kent. - The Drop Redoubt is one of the two forts on Western Heights, and is linked to the other, the Citadel, by a series of dry moats (the lines). It is, arguably, the most impressive and immediately noticeable feature on Dover Western Heights. The artillery at the Redoubt faced mostly inland. It was intended to attack an invading force attempting to capture Dover from the rear. The construction of the Redoubt was in two periods, the first being from 1804-1808 during the Napoleonic Wars, and the second from 1859-1864 following the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission.- Photo taken January 1986 - 固opFoto