The famous White Cliffs of Dover stand guard at the Gate­way to Eng­land. In some places over 300 feet high, the White Cliffs are a sym­bol of the Unit­ed King­dom and a reas­sur­ing sight to trav­ellers. The cliffs also have a spe­cial place in our nation­al his­to­ry – used for defence in both World Wars, the Cliffs have been immor­talised in song, in lit­er­a­ture and in art. Dur­ing the Sec­ond World War, the White Cliffs of Dover were Britain’s front­line from 1941 and large gun bat­ter­ies were con­struct­ed along the coast. On the cliffs close to South Fore­land, impor­tant gun posi­tions were built which would attack ene­my forces across the Chan­nel. Although quick­ly con­struct­ed and only fired spar­ing­ly, the guns were an impor­tant aspect of the defence of Britain.