Fort Burgoyne


Fort Burgoyne, originally known as Castle Hill Fort, was built in the 1860s as one of the Palmerston forts around Dover in southeast England. It was built to a polygonal system with detached eastern and western redoubts, to guard the high ground northeast of the strategic port of Dover, just north of Dover Castle. The fort is named after the 19th century General John Fox Burgoyne, Inspector-General of Fortifications and son of the John Burgoyne who fought in the American Revolutionary War.
After the First World War Fort Burgoyne was used as a military depot or store for Connaught Barracks. Until recently the central part of the fort was still owned by the Ministry of Defence, forming part of the Connaught Barracks site, which is now being redeveloped for housing.
The eastern and western outworks are accessible if you contact the Land Trust, who now own the fort.
The site also includes 104 acres of land.

Waking The Giant

On the 29th of February 2020, Fort Burgoyne was opened to the public for a day. The event was called and was run by , as part of a commission for to map out the future uses of the fort. The event featured: , Weaving & Knitting by & , , Ceramics by & Keith Brymer-Jones, A showing of the film Fortopia By , A demo of the Virtual Reality Game created by , A presentation of future fort use By Centeral St. Martins, A Makers Market by and Food & Drink by & .
The Event was considered a huge success by & , with an estimated over 2000 people in attendance.