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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 SW 62 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Delce Tower, Burham |
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Summary
A defensive structure known as Delce Tower has been recorded at Burham.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 745 628 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76SW |
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| Parish: | BURHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TOWER (Post Medieval - 1810 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Full description
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TQ 746 628 Delce Tower. (1)
In 1994 a summary of a desk based assessment for the widening of the M2 at Junctions 1-4, made reference to Delce Tower. Brick tower built in 1810. Thought to be part of Napoleonic defenses of the time. It is cited located is south of Blue Bell Hill on the embankment beside the slip road on the A229. No sign of it could be found during a rapid walkover survey, it is thought it may have been destroyed during recent road construction. (2)
It does appear to be present on any of the 1st - 4th edition OS maps.
<1> A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 12 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE32802.
<2> Maunsell, 1994, M2 Junctions 1 to 4 Widening, Evironmental Statement Vol 2 Technical Report 7 Archaeology (Unpublished document). SKE17300.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 12 (D Bennett). |
| <2>XY | Unpublished document: Maunsell. 1994. M2 Junctions 1 to 4 Widening, Evironmental Statement Vol 2 Technical Report 7 Archaeology. [Mapped feature: #24720 tower, ] |
