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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 1345 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Duke of Cumberland's Bastion, Chatham Lines |
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Summary
The Duke of Cumberland's Bastion was part of the first main phase of fortification of the Chatham Lines (1755-57). It was the main north-projecting bastion of the defences of the Royal Dockyard and remained a linchpin of the defences until the Lines were declared obsolete in 1860.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7658 6943 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BASTION (Post Medieval - 1755 AD? to 1860 AD)
Full description
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The Duke of Cumberland's Bastion was part of the first main phase of fortification of the Chatham Lines (1755-57). It was the main north-projecting bastion of the early defences of the Royal Dockyard and remained a linchpin of the defences until the Lines were declared obsolete in 1860. (1)
<1> Peter Kendall, 2012, The Royal Engineers at Chatham 1750-2012 (Bibliographic reference). SKE51751.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: Peter Kendall. 2012. The Royal Engineers at Chatham 1750-2012. |
