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Royal Military Canal is a defensive waterway constructed during the Napoleonic Wars in the early nineteenth century. The section between Appledore Bridge and Kenardington Bridge in Kent forms part of the thirty-mile fortified canal built between 1804 and 1809 as protection against potential French invasion. The canal was engineered with a substantial earthwork bank on the inland side and served both as a military obstacle and a means of rapid troop movement along the vulnerable Kent and Sussex coastline. Although the immediate threat of invasion had passed by the time of its completion, the Royal Military Canal remains an important example of early nineteenth-century military engineering and survives as a significant historical monument and landscape feature.
Royal Military Canal, Appledore Bridge to Kenardington Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005124. View the official record →
Royal Military Canal is a defensive waterway constructed during the Napoleonic Wars in the early nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005124.
Royal Military Canal, Appledore Bridge to Kenardington Bridge 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 1005124.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including World War II underground operational base 500yds (457m) SW of Bentley Cottage (2.6 km), Royal Military Canal, Kent Ditch to Heron House, Folkestone (3.9 km), Royal Military Canal, Iden Lock to Kent Ditch (6.1 km).
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