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Monument Number 418850
Hob Uid: 418850
Location : Kent Swale Queenborough
Grid Ref : TQ8970072900
Summary : The moat and bank of a fort planned to protect the Medway were constructed in 1575, with a circumference of 5652 feet, but the works were never completed.
More information : [Area TQ 897 729] A fort at Swale Ness is shown on a map of c1572 in the Public Record Office (MPF 240). It is not shown on a map of the Medway defences dated 1688 (PRO MPHH 25). (1,2) There are no visible remains of this fort. (3) Plans for a bastioned fort at Swaleness, intended to protect against the Spanish attack from Flemish ports, were drawn up by a naval engineer named Lyeth or Lueth in 1574. Swaleness was a marsh and in order to build a fort there it was first necessary to drain and embank the site. This was done in 1575. The making of the great wall of earth 25 feet wide, 8 feet high and 5672 feet in circumference cost £186- 14s-7d. The building of the fort itself appears never to have been proceeded with. (4)

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Source details : Map of Sheppey c1572 scale about 3" to 1 mile
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Source details : Map of Medway Defences 1688 (G Collins) Scale about 3" to 1 mile
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Source details : F1 CFW 20-JAN-65
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Built 1575
Monument End Date : 1575
Monument Start Date : 1575
Monument Type : Moat, Artillery Fort
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : TQ 87 SE 35
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-01-20
End Date : 1965-01-20

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Monument Number 418850