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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 13 SW 22 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Fort Moncrieff Battery 1798 |
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Summary
Built in 1798 it was a self-contained triangular fort on a small scale, similar to the Dungeness batteries. The terreplein, slightly raised to give command of the sea, accommodated eight 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. It was undermined by the sea by 1870 and washed away shortly after. No earthwork features were visible on the available historical aerial photographs but the fort is shown as an outline on the Ordnance Survey Map (1873-1881).
| Grid Reference: | TR 140 329 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BATTERY (BATTERY, Post Medieval - 1798 AD to 1850 AD?)
Full description
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Built in 1798 it was a self-contained triangular fort on a small scale, similar to the Dungeness batteries. The terreplein, slightly raised to give command of the sea, accommodated eight 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. It was undermined by the sea by 1870 and washed away shortly after. No earthwork features were visible on the available historical aerial photographs but the fort is shown as an outline on the Ordnance Survey Map (1873-1881).
<1> Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 38 (D Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE43679.
<1> Bennett, D., 1977, A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945, Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 38 (D Bennett) (Monograph). SKE7811.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897, 1877/1:2500 (Map). SWX11831.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898, 1899/1:2500 (Map). SWX11832.
<4> Fortress Study Group, 1975, Fort : the international journal of fortification and military architecture (Serial). SKE53649.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 38 (D Bennett). [Mapped feature: #42142 Fort, ] |
| <1> | Monograph: Bennett, D.. 1977. A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945. Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 1977 38 (D Bennett). |
| <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500. 1877/1:2500. |
| <3> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. 1899/1:2500. |
| <4> | Serial: Fortress Study Group. 1975. Fort : the international journal of fortification and military architecture. |
