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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 5916e 1751e |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ51NE |
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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)
A Heritage Assessment was completed in 2020 in respect of proposals for a parcel of land on the north side of Garrison Road, within the historic Sheerness Docks, and identified the correct location of the spigot mortar emplacement. (4)
Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document).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.
<3> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1995, Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town (Unpublished document). SWX6974.
<4> Cotswold Archaeological, 2020, Land at Garrison Road, Sheerness Docks, Kent, Heritage Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE53687.
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| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1995.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. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1995. Sheerness: The Dockyard, Defences and Blue Town. |
| <4> | Unpublished document: Cotswold Archaeological. 2020. Land at Garrison Road, Sheerness Docks, Kent, Heritage Assessment. |
Related records
| TQ 97 NW 112 | Part of: No 1 Bastion, Sheerness Lines, Sheerness (Monument) |
