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Queenborough Lines is a seventeenth-century artillery fortification located on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The defences were constructed following the Dutch raid on the Medway in 1667 and form part of the wider system of coastal fortifications erected to protect the naval dockyard at Chatham. The lines consist of earthwork ramparts and bastions designed to mount cannon and provide comprehensive defence against amphibious assault. The fortification represents an important example of post-Restoration military architecture and reflects the strategic concerns of the period regarding national defence and naval security.
Queenborough Lines is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1404499. View the official record →
Queenborough Lines is a seventeenth-century artillery fortification located on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1404499.
Queenborough Lines 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 1404499.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sheerness defences (1.5 km), Sheerness Defences: C19 gun emplacements and magazines and early-C20 gun towers, fire-control building and pillbox on the Centre Bastion (1.5 km), Queenborough Castle (2 km).
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