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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 NE 1091
Type of record:Building
Name:Plinth for twin 6 pounder quick firing battery observation tower

Summary

Site of coastal artillery observation point and direction finding station.


Grid Reference:TQ 8929 7606
Map Sheet:TQ87NE
Parish:ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

Full description

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Concrete plinth at base of sea wall.
Owner : Public
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey : On sea wall footpath.
Tourism Potential : None.
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 07/01/14


Army., 01/01/41, Fixed Defences Thames and Medway. (Collection). SKE14369.

Army., 01/01/41, Fixed Defences Thames and Medway. (Collection). Ske14369.

MMRG, 07/01/14, Twin 6 Grain Tower (Photograph). SKE14632.

MMRG, 07/01/14, Twin 6 Grain Tower (Photograph). Ske14632.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
---Collection: Army.. 01/01/41. Fixed Defences Thames and Medway..
---Photograph: MMRG. 07/01/14. Twin 6 Grain Tower.

Related records

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