Redoubt and the area remained important for military defence. Other key military sites intended to provide additional security were constructed below the Look-out point and battery to defend the bay below. Was purchased in 1794 and the construction of a redoubt was begun, designed to provide a Wars the coastline was surveyed and the earlier defences found deficient. The camp at Shorncliffe originated from the key position of the site in relation to the KentĬoastline, which was always vulnerable to invasion from the Continent.
More information : History and description of the site:
Some early 20th century buildingshave been added and some original buildings altered. Summary : Napier Barracks is a large barrack complex laid out between 18 on the edge of SirJohn Moore Plain, the main parade ground for the camp. Historic England Research Records Napier Barracks
