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The Citadel
Overview
The Citadel was designed to act as a last defence should the
remainder of the Western Heights defences fall to enemy attack.
Its designs consists of three redans to its western side, and a
single redan to the eastern flank. There are traces of gun
positions around the Citadel as well as magazines and barracks.
By far the most impressive is the Officers' Mess, pictured
above. The excellent condition of the Citadel is due to the fact
that the Home Office have been in possession of this site since
the 1960's and it has seen use as a Youth Offenders Institution
and more recently as an Immigration Centre. This has given rise
to modern buildings being built on the site, but these do not
detract greatly from the main Citadel, and it is still clear to
see how impregnable this fortress was designed to be.
Citadel complex as seen from a 1940's
aerial view
(Officers Mess to right)
Main entrance
Main entrance to mess (dated 1861)
Fortified end to mess with musket loops
1890's Barrack Blocks
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