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Hoo Fort is a Napoleonic coastal defence fortification located on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, constructed during the early nineteenth century as part of Britain's defences against potential French invasion. The fort forms part of the chain of Martello towers and associated gun batteries built along the Kent and Sussex coasts between 1804 and 1812. It reflects the strategic importance of the Thames estuary and the surrounding coastal area during the Napoleonic Wars, when such fortifications were considered essential to national security.
Hoo Fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019643. View the official record →
Hoo Fort is a Napoleonic coastal defence fortification located on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, constructed during the early nineteenth century as part of Britain's defences against potential French invasion. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019643.
Hoo Fort 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 1019643.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brook Low Level Pumping Station (4.4 km), World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS3) at Wetham Green, 460m north of Red Brick Cottage (5.1 km), Fort Pitt (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hoo Fort'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.
Hoo Fort stands on Eocene claystone, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is claystone.