Monument record 464042 - Fort Moncrieff battery

Summary

The Georgian in date Fort Moncrieff battery. Built in 1798 it was a self-contained triangular fort on a small scale, similar to the Dungeness batteries. The terreplein, slightly raised to give command of the sea, accommodated eight 24-pounders, and a brick loop-holed wall 3.5 metres high extended from the corners of the terreplein to form a sharp point at the rear. The main entrance, guardroom and ancillary buildings were spaced along the exterior walls. It was undermined by the sea by 1870 and washed away shortly after. No earthwork features were visible on the available historical aerial photographs but the fort is shown as an outline on the Ordnance Survey Map (1873-1881).

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1415 3302 (-481129m by -481129m) (3 map features)
Map sheet TR13SW
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Bennett, D., 1977, A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 (Monograph). SKE7811.

<2> Fortress Study Group, Fort : the international journal of fortification and military architecture, 16, 1988 pp 93 (Serial). SWX23586.

<3> Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) (Unspecified Type). SWX23640.

<4> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23852.

<5> Externally held archive reference (Unspecified Type). SWX23572.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Bennett, D.. 1977. A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945.
  • <2> Serial: Fortress Study Group. Fort : the international journal of fortification and military architecture. 16, 1988 pp 93.
  • <3> (No record type): Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date).
  • <4> (No record type): Vertical aerial photograph reference number.
  • <5> (No record type): Externally held archive reference.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10073)

Record last edited

Feb 3 2021 12:11PM