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Monument details

HER Number:	TQ 87 SE 1202
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	DEL Emplacement, Burntwick Island

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 1142).

Grid Reference:	TQ 86597 72743
Map Sheet:	TQ87SE
Parish:	UPCHURCH, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

BATTERY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

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Partly collapsed concrete battery, with steel fittings. Power cables visible leading from the west turning inshore possibly to nearby building. (1)

This is the remains of one of three Defence Electric Light (DEL) emplacements, along with TQ 87 SE 1199 & 1200, which were part of South Boom Battery (TQ 87 SE 1141).(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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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of Site Considered Under MPP For Which Scheduling is Not Recommended: South Boom Battery, Burntwick Island, Kent (Unpublished document).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	Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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	Unpublished document: English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme. 1999.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 1199	Part of: DEL Emplacement, Burntwick Island (Monument)
TQ 87 SE 1142	Part of: South Boom Battery, Burntwick Island (Monument)