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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 01 NE 8 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Dungeness No. 3 Battery 1798 |
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Summary
Dungeness No. 3 Battery 1798
Summary from record 462689:
An 18th century coastal battery was previously recorded at this location based on information from documentary sources. This area was surveyed as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project. No remains of the former 18th century coastal battery were visible on vertical aerial photographs of 1941, 1946, 1973 or 1988 at the grid reference specified (which now lies in the sea) or in the immediate vicinity.
| Grid Reference: | TR 063 165 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR01NE |
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| Parish: | LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BATTERY (BATTERY, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COASTAL BATTERY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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TR 063165. Dungeness No. 3 Battery 1798 with 4 x 24 pounders. (1)
Description from record 462689:
The battery of 1798 was a slf-contained triangular fort on a small scale. The terreplein, slightly raised to give command of the sea, accommodated 4 or 5 24-pounders, and a brick loop-holed wall 3.5 metres high extended from the corners of the terreplein to form a sharp point at the rear. The main entrance, guardroom and ancillary buildings were spaced along the exterior walls.
TR 063165. Dungeness No. 3 Battery 1798 with 4 x 24 pounders (1-2).
An 18th century coastal battery was previously recorded at this location based on information from documentary sources. This area was surveyed as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project. No remains of the former 18th century coastal battery were visible on vertical aerial photographs of 1941, 1946, 1973 or 1988 at the grid reference specified (which now lies in the sea) or in the immediate vicinity (3).
<1> Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 37 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE43678.
<1> VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION (Unspecified Type). SWX23967.
<2> Fortress Study Group, Fort : the international journal of fortification and military architecture, 16, 1988 pp 85-7 (Serial). SWX23586.
<3> RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment (Unspecified Type). SWX23676.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 37 (D Bennett). |
| <1> | (No record type): VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION. |
| <2> | Serial: Fortress Study Group. Fort : the international journal of fortification and military architecture. 16, 1988 pp 85-7. |
| <3> | (No record type): RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment. |
