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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 97 NW 131 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Spigot Mortar (Site of) , Bastion No.1, Sheerness |
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Summary
Spigot mortar emplacement site at Bastion No.1 Sheerness.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 91612 75143 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ97NW |
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| Parish: | SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Rampart of 18th century bastioned trace (TQ 97 NW 112). Cylindrical concrete structure, with steel pivot in the middle of its top. For mounting of spigot mortar to provide covering fire for the barrier bridge. In good condition Rubble aroun d the pedestal may be form the demolished ammunition recesses.(1), site photographs (2).(3)
Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document). SWX6974.
Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document). SWX6974.
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9556.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town. |
| <1> | Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites. |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4023. print. |
Related records
| TQ 97 NW 112 | Part of: No 1 Bastion, Sheerness Lines, Sheerness (Monument) |
