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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 1336 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Couvre Porte hornwork, Chatham Lines |
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Summary
A defended gateway - the Couvre Porte - had been built during the second phase of construction of the Chatham Lines in 1779-1786. During the third main phase of construction (1803-1815) during the Napoleonic Wars, the gateway was converted into a hornwork with guns to provide enfilade fire along the lines. Buried gun chambers were also installed under the rampart to fire along the ditches of the hornwork. The southern half of the hornwork was remodelled in the late 19th century and during the Second World War was converted into an emergency reservoir.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7629 6844 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GATEWAY (Post Medieval - 1779 AD? to 1860 AD)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT (Post Medieval - 1803 AD? to 1860 AD)
- HORNWORK (Post Medieval - 1803 AD? to 1860 AD)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1003364: Brompton Lines |
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Full description
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A defended gateway - the Couvre Porte - had been built during the second phase of construction of the Chatham Lines in 1779-1786. During the third main phase of construction (1803-1815) during the Napoleonic Wars, the gateway was converted into a hornwork with guns to provide enfilade fire along the lines. Buried gun chambers were also installed under the rampart to fire along the ditches of the hornwork. The southern half of the hornwork was remodelled in the late 19th century and during the Second World War was converted into an emergency reservoir.. (1)
<1> Peter Kendall, 2012, The Royal Engineers at Chatham 1750-2012 (Bibliographic reference). SKE51751.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: Peter Kendall. 2012. The Royal Engineers at Chatham 1750-2012. |
Related records
| TQ 76 NE 58 | Part of: The Chatham Lines, Chatham and Gillingham (Monument) |
