TR 089169. St Lawrence's Battery. Dated to 1798 with 4 x 24 pounders. (1)

Description from record 462687:
The battery of 1798 was a self-contained triangular fort on a small scale. The terreplein, slightly raised to give command of the sea, accomodated 4 or 5 24-pounders, and a brick loop-holed wall 3.5 metres high extended from the corners of the terreplein to form a sharp point at the rear. The main entrance, guardroom and ancillary buildings were spaced along the exterior walls. It was rearmed in 1860. TR 089169. St Lawrence's Battery. Dated to 1798 with 4 x 24 pounders (1-2). This area was surveyed as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project. The fort was not visible on historic aerial photographs (3).

<1> Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 37 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE43678.

<1> VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION (Unspecified Type). SWX23967.

<2> Fortress Study Group, Fort : the international journal of fortification and military architecture, 16, 1988 pp 85-7 (Serial). SWX23586.

<3> RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment (Unspecified Type). SWX23676.