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Dover Turret - Definition |
| Related Words: Belfry, Campanile, Colossus, Column, Cupola, Derrick, Dome, Lantern, Lighthouse, Mast, Minaret, Monument, Obelisk, Pagoda, Pilaster, Pillar, Pinnacle, Pole, Pylon, Pyramid, Shaft |
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Dover Turret, also known as the Admiralty Pier Turret, is an 1882 enclosed armoured turret built on the western breakwater of Dover harbour, it contains 2 16", 80 ton guns, the biggest installed in Britain. Another example of very heavy armament of the period are the Tyne Turrets
Declared obsolete in 1902, it is currently part of the port and inaccessible, though the guns remain in place.
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