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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 87 SE 1199 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | DEL Emplacement, Burntwick Island |
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Summary
Collapsed octagonal battery, steel fittings, with power cables leading to it, overlooking Saltpan Reach. This is the remains of one of three Defence Electric Light (DEL) emplacements which were part of South Boom Battery (TQ 87 SE 1141).
| Grid Reference: | TQ 86628 72744 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87SE |
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| Parish: | UPCHURCH, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BATTERY (Abandoned, Post Medieval to Modern - 1898 AD to 2050 AD (at some time))
Full description
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Collapsed octagonal battery, steel fittings, with power cables leading to it plainly visible. Faces over the Medway, Saltpan Reach. (1)
This is the remains of one of three Defence Electric Light (DEL) emplacements (TQ 87 SE 1200 & 1202) which were part of South Boom Battery (TQ 87 SE 1142).(2)
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.
<2> English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme, 1999, Monuments Protection Programme: Report of Site Considered Under MPP For Which Scheduling is Not Recommended: South Boom Battery, Burntwick Island, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12485.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme. 1999. Monuments Protection Programme: Report of Site Considered Under MPP For Which Scheduling is Not Recommended: South Boom Battery, Burntwick Island, Kent. |
Related records
| TQ 87 SE 1200 | Parent of: (Defence Electric Light) DEL Emplacement, Burntwick Island (Monument) |
| TQ 87 SE 1202 | Parent of: DEL Emplacement, Burntwick Island (Monument) |
| TQ 87 SE 1201 | Parent of: Gun battery, Burntwick Island (Monument) |
| TQ 87 SE 1142 | Part of: South Boom Battery, Burntwick Island (Monument) |
