Monument record TR 26 NE 146 - Possible site of 16th-17th battery and watchhouse, St. Nicholas at Wade parish

Summary

During an aerial survey the remains of concentric circular cropmarks c.30m in diameter were identified. These features are thought to be the remains of a 16th-17th century battery located near the north Thanet coast.

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Grid reference TR 2630 6900 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT

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(TR 24306900 sited from Isle of Thanet Arch Unit S.M.A. map diagram). Site of battery. Cropmark shows natural watercourse. To the north of this an ephemeral crop, which does not show well on aerial photographs has been observed. Mr R. Tapp who has flown over the site on a number of occasions made a sketch showing concentric circles c.30m across. This could be the trace of the battery and watchhouse supposed to have been located nearby in the 16-17th century (1). Site photograph (2-4).


<1> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 300/3 (OS Card Reference). SKE44656.

<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9458.

<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9462.

<4> 1948, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9719.

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  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 300/3. [Mapped feature: #50242 battery, ]
  • <2> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4020. print.
  • <3> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4035. print.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 1948. Photograph. 3009. print.

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Record last edited

Jan 16 2023 12:27PM