Monument record TQ 97 NW 113 - The Indented Lines, Sheerness

Summary

The Indented Lines preserve the only visible remains of the de Gomme works of 1669, when they formed the north-eastern side of the Sheerness Fort defences on the tip of the Sheerness peninsula. Originally called Gunners Battery, Dial Line and Long Lines they were renamed the Indented Lines after 1838. The Indented and Sheerness Lines (TQ 97 NW 109) were linked in 1827 with the construction of a sea wall between Minster Bastion on the Indented Lines and No.1 Bastion on the Sheerness lines and moated by 1848. Abandoned 1956.

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Grid reference Centred TQ 90988 75503 (237m by 110m) Centred on
Map sheet TQ97NW
Civil Parish SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT

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Historic England, Archive material associated with the Sheerness Lines (Archive). SKE56321.

<1> Sheerness Defences, Garrison Point Fort and the Indented Lines/ink survey (Graphic material). SKE6431.

<2> Sheerness Defences, Garrison Point Fort and the Indented Lines/overlay (Graphic material). SKE6432.

<3> Sheerness Defences, the Indented Lines (Bibliographic reference). SKE6439.

<4> RCHME: Sheerness Defences, Kent (Collection). SKE6533.

<5> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document). SWX6974.

<6> Dobinson, C., 2000, Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.2. Coast Artillery, 1900-1956 (Monograph). SWX23711.

<7> Dobinson, C., 2000, Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.1. Coast Artillery, 1900-1956 (Monograph). SWX23710.

<8> Twentieth century military recording project: World War Two Coastal Batteries (Unspecified Type). SWX20691.

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  • --- Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with the Sheerness Lines.
  • <1> Graphic material: Sheerness Defences, Garrison Point Fort and the Indented Lines/ink survey. PER. PEN.
  • <2> Graphic material: Sheerness Defences, Garrison Point Fort and the Indented Lines/overlay. PER. PEN.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Sheerness Defences, the Indented Lines. PAP. TYP.
  • <4> Collection: RCHME: Sheerness Defences, Kent.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town.
  • <6> Monograph: Dobinson, C.. 2000. Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.2. Coast Artillery, 1900-1956.
  • <7> Monograph: Dobinson, C.. 2000. Twentieth century fortifications in England. Volume 6.1. Coast Artillery, 1900-1956.
  • <8> (No record type): Twentieth century military recording project: World War Two Coastal Batteries.

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: A characterisation of Sheerness, Project Report (Ref: 61034355) (EKE15043)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Buildings survey on Sheerness Dockyard, Defences & Blue Town (EKE8308)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Landscapes of War national recording project (Kent) (EKE20813)

Record last edited

Jul 29 2024 1:01PM