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Monument details
Summary
A Spigot mortar emplacement built in 1940. Cylindrical concrete pillar with a stainless steel pin in the centre of its top. Slope of scarp alongside outer wall of hornwork, as part of the Fort Amherst complex.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7624 6820 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1003364: Brompton Lines |
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Full description
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Cylindrical concrete pillar with a stainless steel pin in the centre of its top. Slope of scarp alongside outer wall of hornwork, Fort Amherst. (1)
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites. |
