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Monument record TR 35 SE 734 - Sandown Castle Battery (Deal North)
Summary
Sandown Castle Battery was built during World War Two as an Emergency Battery and was armed with two six inch guns.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 3767 5395 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR35SE |
| Civil Parish | DEAL, DOVER, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
This site has been completely demolished and cleared away with no remains left. It would have consisted of two Gun Emplacements, Battery Observation Posts, Two Searchlight Emplacements, Magazines, Engine Rooms and a Domestic Camp Site. With in the boundrys of the Battery was the earlier Napoleonic Battery which still remains today. No Fort Record Book or any other information has been found regarding this site.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 14/11/06
<1> John A. Guy, Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE14103.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE14103 Verbal communication: John A. Guy. Verbal Communication.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 13 2025 9:35AM