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Monument record TQ 97 NW 124 - Sheerness Dockyard Defence. Machine Gun Emplacement
Summary
Concrete machine gun emplacement built pre1918 on the beach infront of Indented Line No.2.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 91087 75495 (point) Centred |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ97NW |
| Civil Parish | SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
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Full Description
Square concrete machine gune emplacement built on the beach infornt of the Indented Line No.2. It was entered form the west with a tunnel angled to the north giving a limited field of fire. The roof and much of the western wall have been demolished.(1)
<8> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document). SWX6974.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <8> SWX6974 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town.
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Record last edited
Mar 23 2004 11:07AM