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Monument record TR 02 SE 128 - COAST ARTILLERY BATTERY

Summary

The site of Greatstone battery, an emergency battery built during the Second World War as part of Eastern Command's coastal defences. The battery mounted two 6-inch breech-loading guns. It is referenced as being manned by 415 Coast Battery Royal Artillery in 1940 and by 333 Battery of 551 Coast Regiment in 1942. Aerial photography from 1979 shows that the site is occupied by housing and no features of the battery remain.

Location

Grid reference	TR 0800 2300 (point)
Map sheet	TR02SE
County	KENT
District	FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish	NEW ROMNEY, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

COASTAL BATTERY (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

2 x 6in breech-loading guns. Greatstone-on-Sea, S of New Romney. (1)

Greatstone coastal battery located at TR 082 226. This was an emergency battery built during the Second World War as part of Eastern Command's coastal defences. The battery mounted two 6-inch guns. It is referenced as being manned by 415 Coast Battery and 333 Battery of 551 Coast Regiment between September 1940 and April 1942. (2)

Aerial photography from 1979 shows that the site is occupied by housing and no features of the battery remain. (3)

Bennett, D., 1977, A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 (Monograph). SKE7811.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.

Sources/Archives (2)

--- SKE7811 Monograph: Bennett, D.. 1977. A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945.
<2> SKE32029 Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain Project.