Monument record TQ 96 NW 138 - Kemsley Strong Point

Summary

This First World War strong point consisted of two fire trenches separated by a road on the east side of the railway line. These works extended to other short sections of fire trenches to the west of the railway which lined with the works around Bobbing and Upper Toes. The stong point had 8 machine gun emplacements, including two detached ones built on top of the railway cutting. The northerly of these entered via short tunnels, or possibly Russian Saps. These works were protected, or were intended to be protected by barbed wire entanglements.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 9045 6624 (588m by 412m) (7 map features)
Map sheet TQ96NW
Civil Parish SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Kent County Council, 2013-2017, Defence of Swale Recording Form (Unpublished document). SKE32091.

<2> GSB Prospection, 2017, Geophysical Survey Report G16128, NW Sittingbourne, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE32543.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2013-2017. Defence of Swale Recording Form.
  • <2> Unpublished document: GSB Prospection. 2017. Geophysical Survey Report G16128, NW Sittingbourne, Kent.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Swale Survey 2013-2017 (EKE15921)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical Survey Report G16128, NW Sittingbourne, Kent (Ref: G16128) (EKE16439)

Record last edited

Apr 26 2022 12:59PM