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East Tilbury Battery is a seventeenth-century coastal fortification constructed to defend the Thames estuary and the approaches to London. Built during the English Civil War period or shortly thereafter, the battery comprises an earthwork defensive structure characteristic of temporary or semi-permanent artillery positions of that era. The site reflects the strategic importance of the Thames as a commercial and military waterway during the tumultuous decades of the mid-seventeenth century. Its physical remains represent the engineering practices of coastal defence during a period when England's internal conflicts and external maritime threats necessitated the establishment of numerous artillery batteries along vulnerable stretches of the English coast.
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 coastal fortification constructed to defend the Thames estuary and the approaches to London. 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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