Monument record TR 37 SE 69 - Fort Paragon, Margate
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 356 712 (point) Centred on |
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Map sheet | TR37SE |
Civil Parish | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
TR 355 712 (Sited from SMA map, see illustration card). Site of Napoleonic Fort. Listed as site 'h' on record form: site of Napoleonic war period fort. Uncertain whether this record refers to Margate Battery or Fort Paragon (are they one and the same?) (1). Marked on a chart of 1774 as Port P? [2,3]. To the south east a tunnel was discovered during archaeological works on land to the rear of 16-18 Dane Hill, Margate, which may have been associated with the defensive works on Fort Hill [4].
<1> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 1 (OS Card Reference). SKE44552.
<2> 1795, East Kent Coast (Chart). SWX7893.
<3> McKenzie, 1774, Coast of Kent from North Foreland to Isle of Sheppey (Chart). SWX8104.
<4> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 2004, Land to the rear of 16-18 Dane Hill, Margate, Kent. Archaeological Watching Brief Report (Unpublished document). SKE12560.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE44552 OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 1.
- <2> SWX7893 Chart: 1795. East Kent Coast. chart.
- <3> SWX8104 Chart: McKenzie. 1774. Coast of Kent from North Foreland to Isle of Sheppey. chart.
- <4>XY SKE12560 Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 2004. Land to the rear of 16-18 Dane Hill, Margate, Kent. Archaeological Watching Brief Report. [Mapped feature: #67272 Fort, ]
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 11 2023 1:25PM