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Monument record TQ 97 SW 24 - No 2 Bastion, Sheerness Lines, Sheerness
Summary
Part of a series of bastions enclosing Sheerness Dockyard and Blue Town. Construction start date is not clear but it had been completed by 1794. It was more lightly armed than Bastion No.1. The South and west parts of the bastion have been destroyed although the bank was rebuilt in 1978 as a sound barrier to the nearby steel works. Where the moat survives the rampart slopes steeply to a berm above the water-edge revetment. The full height of the rampart is preserved around the exposed part of the bastion
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 91615 74915 (point) Centred |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ97SW |
| Civil Parish | SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
References regarding the relation of the site to other defence sites. (1-3).
Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document). SWX6974.
<1> Sheerness Defences, No 2 Bastion/ink survey (Graphic material). SKE6435.
<2> Sheerness Defences, the Sheerness Lines (Bibliographic reference). SKE6438.
<3> RCHME: Sheerness Defences, Kent (Collection). SKE6533.
<4> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document). SWX6974.
<5> Historic England, Archive material associated with the Sheerness Lines (Archive). SKE56321.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SWX6974 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town.
- <1> SKE6435 Graphic material: Sheerness Defences, No 2 Bastion/ink survey. PER. PEN.
- <2> SKE6438 Bibliographic reference: Sheerness Defences, the Sheerness Lines. PAP. TYP.
- <3> SKE6533 Collection: RCHME: Sheerness Defences, Kent.
- <4> SWX6974 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town.
- <5> SKE56321 Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with the Sheerness Lines.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Buildings survey on Sheerness Dockyard, Defences & Blue Town (EKE8308)
Record last edited
Jul 29 2024 12:53PM