Monument record TR 12 NW 8 - Dymchurch Sluice Battery

Summary

Dymchurch Sluice Battery 1798 with one eighteen pounder. Date of batteries removal and actual location unclear.

Location

Grid reference TR 10 29 (point) LO
Map sheet TR12NW
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish DYMCHURCH, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

(TR 1029). Dymchurch Sluice Battery. 1798 with one eighteen pounder. (1)
The exact location of the sluice battery referred to above was not determined on aerial photographs viewed as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP. The nearest sluice is visible at TR 1006 1291 adjacent to Martello Tower No.25 (Monument Number 463767). (2)


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

<1> Bennett, D., 1977, A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945, Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 37 (D Bennett) (Monograph). SKE7811.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 37 (D Bennett).
  • <1> Monograph: Bennett, D.. 1977. A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945. Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 37 (D Bennett).
  • <2>XY Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report. [Mapped feature: #41010 Tower, ]

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)

Record last edited

Nov 25 2021 3:09PM