Caponnier, North Centre Bastion, Dover UK (7)

John Latter, on April 27, 2007, said:

A view of the second level balcony looking towards the front of the North Centre Bastion's Caponnier.

The top of the ramp leading up from Tunnel 1 is behind the viewer, and the steps to the 3-room gallery above Tunnel 1 are to the left.

A ground-level view was taken from almost directly below the window (embrasure) in the above photo.

Image taken on the 'Second Expedition', April 18th, 2007.

Standard Info:

See the Satellite view of the North Center Bastion annotated with tunnel system locations, surface features, drawbridges, etc.

The North Center Bastion is only part of Dover's extensive Napoleonic defenses - click on Western Heights and then check the tag list for all the locations covered (eg Drop Redoubt, Grand Shaft, North Entrance - more will be added as time goes on).

Also see St Martin's Battery

Work began on Dover's Western Heights fortifications in the 1770s and was intensified, first in the early 1800s because of Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte), and again in the mid-Nineteenth Century because of Napoleon III (originally known as Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte).

John Latter, on December 27, 2007, said:

Click to see photos of the Drop Redoubt's Caponier Number 3 Upper Level and Lower Level.

TIMMEH 123, on September 19, said:

i go here basically every saturday with loads of friends nd this place is amazing we all call it the smokey and dont ask why. that little entrance at the bottom left hand corner is our main entrance and the smokey is alegend of a place to go.

John Latter, on September 19, said:

TIMMEH 123 said:

i go here basically every saturday with loads of friends nd this place is amazing we all call it the smokey and dont ask why. that little entrance at the bottom left hand corner is our main entrance and the smokey is alegend of a place to go.

Thank you for your comments, Tim :)

When I was a kid, the place used to be called, "Dead Man's Island", then people increasingly began calling it, "Smokey", but I've no idea why, either.

Another 'mysterious' area of Dover is Cowgate Cemetery - did you look at the 'empty coffin' pic?

Watch out for the ghosts the next time you go to Smokey!

John Latter / Jorolat