Grain Fort
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Grain Fort is a historic coastal defensive fortification located near the Isle of Grain in Kent, England, built to protect the Thames and Medway estuaries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grain Fort canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fort
ⓘ
artillery fort ⓘ coastal fortification ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | polygonal fort ⓘ |
| armament |
breech-loading guns
ⓘ
heavy coastal artillery ⓘ rifled muzzle-loading guns ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Palmerston fortification programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal artillery fortifications in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Forts in Kent ⓘ Palmerston Forts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1868 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1861 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage site
ⓘ
public open space ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
caponiers
ⓘ
casemates ⓘ gun emplacements ⓘ magazines ⓘ moat ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery battery
ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ protection of naval dockyards ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Isle of Grain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ Medway Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
River Medway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
concrete ⓘ earthworks ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Isle of Grain village ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Grain Tower Battery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | local authority (Medway area) ⓘ |
| partOf | Thames and Medway coastal defences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
Chatham Dockyard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
approaches to the River Medway ⓘ approaches to the River Thames ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| status | disused fort ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defence of London via Thames approaches
ⓘ
defence of Royal Navy facilities on the Medway ⓘ |
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