TQ 77 SE 15 - Birds Nest battery, Lower Upnor, Frindsbury Extra

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Monument record TQ 77 SE 15 - Birds Nest battery, Lower Upnor, Frindsbury Extra

Summary

Site of pre 1688 battery known as Bird's Nest 18 guns. No remains of this battery were visible during a rapid assessment of the north Kent coast by Wessex Archaeology in 2004.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 7614 7118 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ77SE
County	KENT
Civil Parish	FRINDSBURY EXTRA, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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Type and Period (1)

BATTERY (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Full Description

[TQ 615 7118] Birds Nest Battery. (1) Birds Nest 18 guns (2) There are no visible remains of this battery (3). Additional references (4). Fortification site indicated on early charts (5,6) and shown in site photographs (7-15). No visible remains in 2004. (16)

<1> Map of Medway Defences 1724 (IP Desmaretz) scale about 6.2/3" to 1 ml (OS Card Reference). SKE46529.

<2> Map of Medway Defences 1688 (G Collins) scale about 3" to 1 ml (OS Card Reference). SKE46525.

<3> F1 FGA 12-NOV-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42915.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 77 SE 15 - November, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4268.

<5> Anon, 1760, River Medway, 1760 (Chart). SWX9277.

<6> Anon, 1760, River Medway (Chart). SWX9277.

<7> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9510.

<8> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9756.

<9> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9758.

<10> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9841.

<11> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9870.

<13> 1945, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9883.

<14> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10020.

<15> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10024.

<16> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.

Sources/Archives (15)

<1> SKE46529 OS Card Reference: Map of Medway Defences 1724 (IP Desmaretz) scale about 6.2/3" to 1 ml.
<2> SKE46525 OS Card Reference: Map of Medway Defences 1688 (G Collins) scale about 3" to 1 ml.
<3> SKE42915 OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 12-NOV-64.
<4>XY SKE4268 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 SE 15 - November, 1964. [Mapped feature: #25805 battery, ]
<5> SWX9277 Chart: Anon. 1760. River Medway. 1760.
<6> SWX9277 Chart: Anon. 1760. River Medway.
<7> SWX9510 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3119. print.
<8> SWX9756 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5199. print.
<9> SWX9758 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5217. print.
<10> SWX9841 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 3084. print.
<11> SWX9870 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4100. print.
<13> SWX9883 Photograph (Print): 1945. Photograph. 1013. print.
<14> SWX10020 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 2062. print.
<15> SWX10024 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 3059. print.
<16> SWX12121 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year One (Ref: 56750) (EWX8437)

Record last edited

Aug 17 2021 1:44PM