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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 87 NE 12 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Buda battery, Isle of Grain |
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Summary
A battery was marked at this location on a chart from the 17th century (1688) of the River Medway. It is also visible on aerial photogrpahs taken shortly after the end of World War II.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 893 754 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87NE |
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| Parish: | ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BATTERY (Post Medieval - 1688 AD? to 1725 AD? (pre))
Full description
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[TQ 894 754] Buda battery, 17th Century (1), which was marked on a chart from this period (2) and also recorded on site photograph (3).
<1> A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 14 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE32805.
<2> G Collins, 1688, River Medway (untitled), 1688 (Chart). SWX9274.
<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9646.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 14 (D Bennett). [Mapped feature: #31446 battery, ] |
| <2> | Chart: G Collins. 1688. River Medway (untitled). 1688. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4458. print. |
