Langdon Battery
Dover Area

Langdon Battery, overlooking the Eastern Arm of Dover Harbour, was built at the start of the 20th century to be the most powerful of the gun batteries protecting the harbour. The original design called for 3 x 10" and 2 x 6" guns, but the 10" guns were dropped in favour of the newer 9.2" with a much greater range. However needs change, and one of the 9.2" positions was modified to take another 6" gun, and by 1939 these 6" weapons in 3 positions were what the gunners went to war with. Today the battery is used by the Coastguard as the MRCC / CNIS base. Underground sections have all been utilised today as storage, plant rooms and emergency escape from the site.

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Access is not possible, this is on private land.