Monument record TQ 77 SE 1430 - A possible First World War redoubt or practice fieldwork is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs

Summary

A possible First World War redoubt or practice fieldwork is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and has been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The site appears as a U-shaped enclosure comprising a very slight bank with an outer ditch. A possible weapons pit or gun emplacement is incorporated into the bank. The enclosure is situated on Hoo Common about 165m to the north of the Beacon Hill First World War anti aircraft battery. This part of Hoo Common is noted on a War Department map of Lodge Hill field defences, 1914-16, as part of the "New field works ground". The enclosure is very similar in overall appearance to other earthworks described on the War Department map as redoubts, and also to adjacent field works on Hoo Common and another to the south east (Monument 1546275). It bears some resemblance to practice works on the main area of the First World War field works ground 700m to the west, particularly a group of trenches near Islingham Farm.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7589 7162 (61m by 65m)
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (4)

Full Description

<1> Historic England, Archive material (Archive). SKE58363.

<2> RAF, 1947, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2303 5215 10-SEP-1947 (Photograph). SKE58401.

<3> Public Record Office, 1914, PRO: WO 78/4400 Chatham Field Defences 8.11.1914 (Archive). SKE58402.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Archive: Historic England. Archive material.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2303 5215 10-SEP-1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2303 5215 10-SEP-1947.
  • <3> Archive: Public Record Office. 1914. PRO: WO 78/4400 Chatham Field Defences 8.11.1914.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)

Record last edited

Jan 7 2025 4:03PM