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Monument record TR 13 SE 23 - Shorncliffe Battery Wall
Summary
The battery was originally armed with ten, later seventeen, 24-pounders during its existence, and was built in 1793. It was ordered to be dismantled in 1817, but in 1854, it was planned to put twelve 24-pounders on traversing platforms. By 1870, it was described as an incomplete earthwork, with incomplete revetments of a bastioned trace. Earthworks or probable gun emplacements are visible on the aerial photographs taken in 1941. A modern housing development now occupies the site and only the parapet wall remains
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 19040 34943 (499m by 63m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR13SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SANDGATE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
<1> English Heritage Schedule entry Ref: MPP 22/AA53431/1. (OS Card Reference). SKE41642.
<2> Pevsner N,Newman J(1983)The Buildings of England:North East and East Kent. 445 (OS Card Reference). SKE48516.
<3> Goodwin J E(1988)Fortifications against the French Invasion of the East Kent Coast of England, 1750- (OS Card Reference). SKE43623.
<4> Harris E C(1980)Archaeological investigations at Sandgate Castle, Kent. 1976-9. Post. Med. Archaeol. (OS Card Reference). SKE43693.
<5> A. D. Saunders Victor Smith, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Collection). SKE53644.
<6> [SANDGATE CASTLE] (Collection). SKE6549.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1>XY SKE41642 OS Card Reference: English Heritage Schedule entry Ref: MPP 22/AA53431/1.. [Mapped feature: #2074 coastal battery, ]
- <2> SKE48516 OS Card Reference: Pevsner N,Newman J(1983)The Buildings of England:North East and East Kent. 445.
- <3> SKE43623 OS Card Reference: Goodwin J E(1988)Fortifications against the French Invasion of the East Kent Coast of England, 1750-.
- <4> SKE43693 OS Card Reference: Harris E C(1980)Archaeological investigations at Sandgate Castle, Kent. 1976-9. Post. Med. Archaeol..
- <5> SKE53644 Collection: A. D. Saunders Victor Smith. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
- <6> SKE6549 Collection: [SANDGATE CASTLE].
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation at the Former Territorial Army Centre, Sandgate, Folkestone (EKE11443)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Photogrammetric survey of the battery wall at Shorncliffe Battery (EKE12015)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10073)
- Intrusive Event: Watching brief at Shorncliffe Battery site, Seabrook Road, Hythe (EKE12035)
Record last edited
Mar 21 2024 11:44AM