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East Tilbury Battery is a seventeenth-century artillery fortification located on the Thames estuary in Essex. Constructed during the English Civil War period or shortly thereafter, the battery formed part of the riverside defensive network protecting London and the vital waterway from hostile incursions. The site comprises the remains of an earthwork fortification designed to mount cannon in defence of the Thames, reflecting the strategic military importance of Essex's coastal position during the tumultuous seventeenth century.
East Tilbury Battery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013880. View the official record →
East Tilbury Battery is a seventeenth-century artillery fortification located on the Thames estuary in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013880.
East Tilbury Battery is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1013880.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British villa and 19th century reservoir in Cobham Park (8 km), Bowl barrow in Ashenbank Wood south of Cobham Park reservoir (8.1 km), World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm (9.2 km).
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