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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 NE 1095
Type of record:Monument
Name:Defence Electric Light position

Summary

Coastal searchlight position, located East of Grain Fort.


Grid Reference:TQ 8927 7612
Map Sheet:TQ87NE
Parish:ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

Full description

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Concrete constructed. Some steel work in place, including fixing brackets for light.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey : On sea wall footpath.
Tourism Potential : Yes, as part of Grain heritage trail.
Condition : moderate
Date of visit : 07/01/14


Army, 01/01/45, War Diary for Grain Fort. (Collection). SKE14367.

Army, 01/01/45, War Diary for Grain Fort. (Collection). Ske14367.

MMRG, 07/01/14, Defence Electic Light Grain (Photograph). SKE14634.

MMRG, 07/01/14, Defence Electic Light Grain (Photograph). Ske14634.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
---Collection: Army. 01/01/45. War Diary for Grain Fort..
---Photograph: MMRG. 07/01/14. Defence Electic Light Grain.

Related records

TQ 87 NE 8Part of: Grain Fort and associated coastal artillery fortifications, Isle of Grain (Monument)