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Monument record TQ 86 SW 168 - Church Battery - Stockbury
Summary
A second version of the site record has been produced after visiting the site as it was then realised that it was impractical in this case to treat each section of the WWI works separately. It should be noted that although on the castle site the 1919 photographs a refer to it as the Church Battery, also it seems to have been believed that the earthworks were Roman.
First World War works consisting of a fire trench running around two sides of the battery. There are three machine gun emplacements in the trench line and three others inside the line. There are also positions for the two naval 12 pr guns and two shelters inside the defences, the western of the shelters is believed to be a deep dugout. The battery observation post was in a tree. The whole was surrounded by a barbed wire belt.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 8464 6162 (point) Accurate from sources |
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Map sheet | TQ86SW |
County | KENT |
District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Civil Parish | STOCKBURY, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Kent County Council, 2013-2017, Defence of Swale Recording Form (Unpublished document). SKE32091.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE32091 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2013-2017. Defence of Swale Recording Form.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Swale Survey 2013-2017 (EKE15921)
Record last edited
Jun 19 2017 4:06PM