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Fort Farningham is a mid-nineteenth-century coastal defence fortification located near the village of Farningham in Kent. Built during the period of heightened military concern regarding potential French invasion, the fort forms part of the network of Palmerston Forts constructed along the Kent coast in the 1860s. The structure comprises a polygonal earthwork with bastions designed to mount artillery, reflecting contemporary military engineering practice. As a mobilisation centre, it served both as a defensive installation and as infrastructure for the rapid assembly and deployment of military forces during periods of national alert.
Fort Farningham: a London mobilisation centre is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019246. View the official record →
Fort Farningham is a mid-nineteenth-century coastal defence fortification located near the village of Farningham in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019246.
Fort Farningham: a London mobilisation centre 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 1019246.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lullingstone Castle gateway (2.5 km), Chapel, Maplescombe (4.3 km), Shoreham Memorial Cross (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Fort Farningham: a London mobilisation centre's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Fort Farningham: a London mobilisation centre stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.