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Monument details

Summary

The site of a Georgian battery known as Saltwood Heights Battery was built in 1798 and mounted two 24-pounder guns. No features were visible on aerial photographs and no battery is marked on the historic Ordnance Survey maps, though the layout of probable associated barracks is shown south of Saltwood on the First Series Ordnance Survey Map of 1816.

Monument Types

• COASTAL BATTERY (Post Medieval - 1714 AD to 1836 AD)

Full description

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TR 155349. Saltwood Heights Battery, 1798 having 2 x 24 pounders. (1)

The battery referred to above (Source 1) was not visible on aerial photographs viewed as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP. No battery is marked on the historic Ordnance Survey maps (1816, 1883, 1889, 1907), though the layout of a probable associated barracks is shown south of Saltwood and north of Hythe at TR 1580 35233 on the First Series Ordnance Survey Map of 1816. The area is now occupied by housing. (2-4)

<1> Bennett, D., 1977, A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 (Monograph). SKE7811.

<2> Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) (Unspecified Type). SWX23650.

<3> Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) (Unspecified Type). SWX23642.

<4> RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment (Unspecified Type). SWX23659.

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