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Monument record TQ 97 NW 111 - Curtain battery
Summary
A winged battery constructed some time between c1780 - 1870. It is situated between No 1 Bastion and Central Bastion on the Sheerness Lines. Field investigations were carried out by RCHME survey staff in April 1993. Gun emplacements are present near the western end, these supported breech loading guns in 1895, additional platforms for muzzle loading guns were visible on 1947 aerial photographs, but are now destroyed. A possible Second World War searchlight position was found to be well preserved.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 91523 75280 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ97NW |
| Civil Parish | SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Historic England, Archive material associated with the Sheerness Lines (Archive). SKE56321.
<1> Sheerness Defences, the Sheerness Lines/ink survey (Graphic material). SKE6433.
<2> Sheerness Defences, the Sheerness Lines/overlay (Graphic material). SKE6434.
<3> Sheerness Defences, the Sheerness Lines (Bibliographic reference). SKE6438.
<4> RCHME: Sheerness Defences, Kent (Collection). SKE6533.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SKE56321 Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with the Sheerness Lines.
- <1> SKE6433 Graphic material: Sheerness Defences, the Sheerness Lines/ink survey. PER. PEN.
- <2> SKE6434 Graphic material: Sheerness Defences, the Sheerness Lines/overlay. PER. PEN.
- <3> SKE6438 Bibliographic reference: Sheerness Defences, the Sheerness Lines. PAP. TYP.
- <4> SKE6533 Collection: RCHME: Sheerness Defences, Kent.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 29 2024 12:44PM