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Monument details
Summary
Spigot mortar emplacement at Grain Fort. It comprises a concrete pillar with a stainless steel pivot in the centre of the top. A further emplacement of the same type is located on the Southern side of the fort.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 890 767 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87NE |
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| Parish: | ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT |
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(TQ 890767) Grain Fort (NAT) (1-5) Spigot mortar emplacement in N. most corner. (TQ 8898 7672). Concrete pillar with stainless steel pivot in centre of top. Additional emplacement at S. termination of terreplain of the fort, (TQ 8899 7659) of same form. (6). Additional bibliography (7-8). Site photographs (9-12).
<1> OS 25" 1933 (OS Card Reference). SKE48261.
<2> The Medway Forts 1976 22-3 (K R Gulvin) (OS Card Reference). SKE50423.
<3> A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 14 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE32805.
<4> Coast Defences of Eng and Wales 1856-1956 1974 112-114 (IV Hogg) (OS Card Reference). SKE39033.
<5> Ant J 40 1960 153 172 (AD Saunders) (OS Card Reference). SKE33186.
<6> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Pers. comm. V. Smith- KCC, 27/5/94. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<7> Watson-Smyth, M. (ed.), 1993, Deserted Bastions - Historic Naval and Military Architecture (Monograph). SWX9394.
<8> Kent County Council, 1999, Survey of Kent post-1500 defence sites, KD87 (Index). SWX11828.
<9> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10238.
<10> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10236.
<11> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10000.
<12> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9555.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 25" 1933. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: The Medway Forts 1976 22-3 (K R Gulvin). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 14 (D Bennett). |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: Coast Defences of Eng and Wales 1856-1956 1974 112-114 (IV Hogg). |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: Ant J 40 1960 153 172 (AD Saunders). |
| <6> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Pers. comm. V. Smith- KCC, 27/5/94.. |
| <7> | Monograph: Watson-Smyth, M. (ed.). 1993. Deserted Bastions - Historic Naval and Military Architecture. |
| <8> | Index: Kent County Council. 1999. Survey of Kent post-1500 defence sites. KD87. |
| <9> | Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 59. print. |
| <10> | Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 54. print. |
| <11> | Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 32. print. |
| <12> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4018. print. |
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