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Monument record TQ 77 SE 1431 - 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 crenellated bank and ditch. A possible weapons pit or gun emplacement is incorporated into the east end of the bank. The enclosure is situated on Hoo Common about 135m to the north east 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 crenellated enclosure is very similar in overall appearance to other earthworks described on the War Department map as redoubts, and also to nearby field works on Hoo Common. 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 7597 7153 (39m by 28m) |
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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.
<4> RAF, 1953, NMR RAF 82/732 0176 23-FEB-1953 (Photograph). SKE58403.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE58363 Archive: Historic England. Archive material.
- <2> SKE58401 Photograph: RAF. 1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2303 5215 10-SEP-1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2303 5215 10-SEP-1947.
- <3> SKE58402 Archive: Public Record Office. 1914. PRO: WO 78/4400 Chatham Field Defences 8.11.1914.
- <4> SKE58403 Photograph: RAF. 1953. NMR RAF 82/732 0176 23-FEB-1953. NMR RAF 82/732 0176 23-FEB-1953.
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 4:11PM