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Royal Military Canal, Iden Lock to Kent Ditch is a defensive waterway constructed during the Napoleonic Wars in the early nineteenth century. The canal forms part of the wider Royal Military Canal system, which was built between 1804 and 1807 as a line of defence against potential French invasion during the Napoleonic conflict. This section of the canal, running between Iden Lock and Kent Ditch in the Romney Marsh area of East Sussex, is a substantial earthwork comprising a water-filled ditch with associated banks and embankments designed to impede enemy advancement. The canal survives as a significant monument to early nineteenth-century military engineering and remains a notable topographical feature of the Kent and Sussex landscape.
Royal Military Canal, Iden Lock to Kent Ditch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002216. View the official record →
Royal Military Canal, Iden Lock to Kent Ditch 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 1002216.
Royal Military Canal, Iden Lock to Kent Ditch 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 1002216.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Artillery castle and associated earthworks at Camber (6.5 km), Wooden Wreck on Camber Sands (7.3 km), Ferry Gate, Winchelsea (8 km).
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