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Monument record TQ 97 NW 114 - Indented Line no 1 (Dial Line/Craig Battery), Sheerness
Summary
The rear face of No.1 is of brick in Flemish Bond with a shell mortar, incorporating four embrasures, with a large gritstone block on the parapet at each side. They are blocked with concrete and are shown, disused on a plan of 1899. Three ammunition lockers, each with stone jambs and lintels, are set into the parapet. There are traces in the concrete of the two 6 pounder QF emplacements at the eastern end of the Line, and scarps in the grass to the north indicate another two embraces. Traces of a side arms store remain, but the western 6 pounder.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 90932 75546 (119m by 30m) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ97NW |
| Civil Parish | SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (4)
- FORTIFICATION (Altered 19th & 20th centuries, Post Medieval to Modern - 1699 AD? to 2050 AD)
- LOOPHOLED WALL (Abandoned, Post Medieval to Modern - 1699 AD? to 2050 AD)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT (Abandoned, Post Medieval to Modern - 1899 AD? to 2050 AD?)
- COAST ARTILLERY SEARCHLIGHT (Demolished, Post Medieval to Modern - 1890 AD? to 1939 AD?)
Full Description
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 Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document).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.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SKE56321 Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with the Sheerness Lines.
- <1> SKE6431 Graphic material: Sheerness Defences, Garrison Point Fort and the Indented Lines/ink survey. PER. PEN.
- <2> SKE6432 Graphic material: Sheerness Defences, Garrison Point Fort and the Indented Lines/overlay. PER. PEN.
- <3> SKE6439 Bibliographic reference: Sheerness Defences, the Indented Lines. PAP. TYP.
- <4> SKE6533 Collection: RCHME: Sheerness Defences, Kent.
- <5> SWX6974 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Non-Intrusive Event: A characterisation of Sheerness, Project Report (Ref: 61034355) (EKE15043)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Buildings survey on Sheerness Dockyard, Defences & Blue Town (EKE8308)
Record last edited
Jul 29 2024 1:03PM