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Fort Horstead is a Napoleonic War-period fortification located in Kent, England. The fort was constructed in the early nineteenth century as part of the extensive defensive network built along the Kent and Sussex coasts to counter the threat of French invasion during the Napoleonic Wars. It forms part of the chain of Martello towers and associated coastal defences that characterised British military strategy during this period. The monument remains a significant example of early nineteenth-century military engineering and reflects the strategic concerns of wartime Britain.
Fort Horstead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003401. View the official record →
Fort Horstead is a Napoleonic War-period fortification located in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003401.
Fort Horstead 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 1003401.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Little Kit's Coty House Megalithic Tomb. (4.8 km), White Horse Stone, Aylesford (4.8 km), Cistercian Abbey at Boxley (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Fort Horstead'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 Horstead stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.