Scheduled MonumentsEnglandNewhaven military fort and lunette battery

Newhaven military fort and lunette battery

England
List entry 1002242
Nation
England
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Overview

History & significance

Newhaven military fort and lunette battery is a nineteenth-century coastal fortification located at Newhaven in East Sussex. The site comprises a fort and associated lunette battery constructed during the period of heightened defence preparations against potential French invasion in the mid-nineteenth century. The fortifications reflect the strategic importance of Newhaven as a port and the contemporary military engineering responses to threats from across the Channel. The structures represent characteristic examples of Victorian-era coastal defence architecture designed to protect the harbour and surrounding coastline.

Newhaven military fort and lunette battery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002242. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Newhaven military fort and lunette battery?

Newhaven military fort and lunette battery is a nineteenth-century coastal fortification located at Newhaven in East Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002242.

Who is responsible for protecting Newhaven military fort and lunette battery?

Newhaven military fort and lunette 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 1002242.

What other scheduled monuments are near Newhaven military fort and lunette battery?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows, the south easternmost pair of a group of six bowl barrows, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill (1.9 km), Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill (1.9 km), Bowl barrow, the north westernmost barrow of a group of six bowl barrows, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill (1.9 km).

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