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THE CAPONIER, FORT AMHERST
This caponier is at the end of one arm of the dry ditch. It was designed to control and prevent the movement of enemy troops through the dry ditch system. Soldiers manning Fort Amherst could have reached this caponier via a tunnel from Amherst Redoubt, or from two stairways from the Prince of Wales Bastion. Unfortunately these stairways have now been blocked, and the site of the Prince of Wales Bastion is now a tennis club.
Location: Medway
Condition: Good
Date Of Visit: 07/08/2001
Plan: No
Report: No
Other Sites in the Area:
Prince William Barracks, The Sunken Courtyard, Hoo Fort, Darnet Fort
The entrance to the caponier is in fact a gun port facing into the ditch.
THE CAPONIER, FORT AMHERST
The second of two staircases leading to the upper gallery.
Firing gallery.
Firing gallery.
Upper floor.
The steep passageway in the caponier.