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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 01 NW 3 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Lydd Battery 1798 |
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Summary
Lydd Battery 1798. 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 historic or modern aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 030 175 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR01NW |
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| Parish: | LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- COASTAL BATTERY (BATTERY, Post Medieval - 1798 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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Lydd Battery. TR ? 1798 with one 18 pounder. (1)
Description from record 462692:
Lydd Battery. TR ? 1798 with one 18 pounder. (1)
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 historic or modern aerial photographs (2).
<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.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 37 (D Bennett). [Mapped feature: #37138 Battery, ] |
| <1> | (No record type): VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION. |
