CHALLENGING DRAWBRIDGE ENTRY at Western Heights Dover
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- The Western Heights of Dover are one of the most impressive fortifications in Britain. They comprise a series of forts, strong points and ditches, designed to protect the country from invasion. They were created in the 18th and 19th centuries to augment the existing defences and protect the key port of Dover from both seaward and landward attack; by the start of the 20th century Dover Western Heights was collectively reputed to be the 'strongest and most elaborate' fortification in the country.[1] The Army finally withdrew from the Heights in 1956-61; they are now a local nature reserve.
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Awesome day this was
Why doe's it keep clicking and going black and white?
firing slits would be the name of these openings ,meant to shoot through.
Great video Matt - love the drone footage showing how camouflaged the fort is - completely carpeted by grass and trees.
Your ladder definitely played a valuable part in this explore!! Well done team 👍👍
Love how you see the counter-balance for the draw bridge so the bridge has no weight so moves from shut to open easily
That’s an impressive fortress! It must have taken an army of bricklayers a long time to build that place. The drone footage is awesome thanks!
Great vid thanks for the explore that drone music gets me everytime
It's called 'On axis' by P C III
Great video Matt dodgy drawbridge looked it up Matt those slots they say they are called loophole I think that is right enjoying the vid cheers 👍👍👍👍
Smashing love all that underground stuff,being a bricklayer I am always amazed at the scale of the build
Greetings from us down in Cornwall
You boys have lots of fun do you get beer 🍺 at the end of day 😅
Energetic climb in but we'll worth the explore inside. Great bunch of guys you were with too so can see the caves in different perspectives. Thank you xx
only 30 mins in and you lot are insane! backwards facing climb over rolling spikes! hats off!!!
in a class of your own!
Loving the drone footage, it really gives a sense of perspective on the sheer size of the place.
I'm looking forward to this one.!
Where’s Ian is he alright? Great video 👍😎
The site itself was actually used since the roman era. With a Pharos not dissimilar to the one at dover castle standing where the redoubt itself currently stands. Some of the original concrete of the pharos is still within the walls of the redoubt. Another fun fact it was used as a staging point for troops going to France during WW1 with some troops writing their names on the insides of the magazines.
I LOVE WAR HISTORY IN DOVER I WENT HERE TO THIS SITE GREAT TO SEE IT AGAIN ON TH-cam THANKS❤👍
If you had contacted the Dover Western Heights Preservation Society, they would have let you in for a proper guided tour instead of you breaking in and explained the history. But then it's more about thrills isn't it?
Yeah it's like when Trigger from Only Fools and Horses said he was a bus conductor... to add abit of glamour 😆
But they didn't break in it was all open sure they needed a ladder but they didn't break anything
As above the guys at Western heights would have given you a guided tour for free and given you the proper history
@@Julia-xg5yxwhat kind of npc wants a guided tour, wearing a high viz and a helmet with an adult telling another adult what to do all day
This site suffers from a lot of vandalism and idiots like you do not help. I am appalled at what I see. I do hope Mr Plod felt some of your collars.
Brilliant explore and great drone footage. X
Liked the vlog matt from Margaret Parker
I look at these underground places you take us and as well as the history all I can see is places that could be turned into accommodation if opened up properly, so much space
It would be much cheaper and practical to just build more public housing. Understand though, there will always be some homeless, because, for various reasons, that's the way it is.
Matt with a merry band of men'.......enjoyed this very much. When they invented telescopic ladders little did they know how invaluable they would be in the urbexing community. Great drone footage.
Wow the amount of earth moved around to end up as is! That's quite a build when first constructed? Looks amazing overgrown too.
This was my teenhood going through these
Definitely Spider-Man. He climbs like there is no problem what so ever.
6:21 that abandoned garage was owned by Wayne Cussons. The police officer who killed that young girl
Love that this one is old old maps for the tunnels
48:37 I’m sure I’m seeing it wrong but that doesn’t half look like an ships anchor spade ♠️ that you climbed over.
Fun stuff. Great video!
Thanks Matthew!
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brilliant place to go Matthew injoyed the video 👍
Hi matt u knocking some super content out I'm bit behind. you done so many vids Awsome xxx👍👍👍
Loving your content Matt.. wonderful skillful drone work. Thank you for your hard work
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Who made all the bricks for this stuff ?, and how were they transported ?. Where are all the old Brickworks and kilns ?. Some stuff from way back just does not add up.
Tartarian is a very interesting subject. Not much about though!
yes they had a concrete\brick factory on the other side of the white cliffs. pretty epic when you start looking in to the area
Enjoyed the explore Matt🇨🇦
❤ Matt it’s totally amazing to see on all those rooms with some high ceilings and the sheer size of the complex it’s so mind blowing to see and the sheer manpower whoever built and construction of it all 👍😊
Just the amount of bricks used would have had the brick makers gainfully employed for quite a while. You can find out who the builder was for at least some of the constructions. Accounts were made and kept, because people had to be paid. Of course, some may have been misplaced or thrown out, because, well, it's old and mostly no longer in use and maintained, at least for it's intended purpose.
When walking down roads with no footpath,Walk on the RIGHT hand side facing the on coming traffic so you can see them approaching,Walking on the left you could get hit in the head from a wing mirror from a transit van or a truck.
@@Johnketes54 I thought that lol Looked like he was walking in the road! And I thought they were/are called gun slots 🤷🏻♂️
Loop holes are arrow slits to what you are fefering to I think👍
You should have sent the drone up to see imminent transfer.
1st class video to watch thank you take care kind regards from me kenneth😮💓💓💓💥💯👍
the exploring starts at 41:00
The openings are called arrow loops. Google says 🎉🎉
very very cool, real life draw bridge and a proper one at that !!
Going to enjoy this long explore.
Good one matt
I'll be watching 👍
you are wrong !!!!!! i think they are called ambrasures . in ancient and medieval military engineering embrasures were constructed in towers and walls. a loophole, arrow loop or arrowslit passes through a solid wall, and thus forms an embrasure of shooting. allowing archer or gunner weapons to be fired out from the fortification while the firer remains under cover.
Quality !!👍👍that climb in looks sketchy ..great footage 👌
awesome vid mate ps its called a arrow slit or called a loophole
Blimey m8ty was brave climbing up over hanging Bridge bit 😳
Sorry I put the wrong link, but they are gun slits in the USA.
Interesting Matthew Thank you
dingy divers on a daily basis in dover
Great video Matt! 👍🏼
Did anyone else spot Derek Acorah. Poppy his head out
Epic 🔥🙂
They’re called loopholes i think.
Hahaha, I think the 'folks' thing could be a local lilt to be honest. I mean with Folkestone just up the road it stands to reason I suppose...
Great video!
They might be called a loophole ?
Like the ones in ww2 Pillboxes.
How did the guys that went over the drawbridge get up to the higher level before you took the ladder over? Must have been a sketchy climb
Great video mate
you should check out maywood avenue eastbourne bt building and dairy
Caponier Rifle Ports (musket ports)
Matthew you are hilarious lol oh gosh
Portcullis drops behind the drawbridge not in front.
I thought the holes in the walls were called "murder holes."
So many things wrong with this video. hope you all enjoy a visit from the Police and heritage crime officer. drone flying within 2 miles of the port is also illegal.
Hello
Well done Matt & rest of the team for entering that fort, Enjoyed, Thanks.
Arrow slits
5:03 can see our tax money being spent lol
Arrow 🏹 slits
Another great vid , should of kept these open and defend our waters now !
They will be off on their jollies to Rwanda shortly I hope......
Why does Matt have duck lips
Because he likes to gobble gobble…
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Send a pocket at the immigrants
Cant they afford a plane ticket to Rwanda ?.
they are gun ports !!!!
Must be politically correct! More enrichment of British culture. More young children 👦 will be enriched by a new culture! More people will feel a sharp knife that will not be used in cooking! Must always stay politically correct or TH-cam will delete!
Firing slit ?
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