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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 was engineered as part of a wider scheme of coastal fortifications designed to protect the Romney Marsh and the southeastern coast of England against the threat of French invasion. This section of the canal runs between Iden Lock and Kent Ditch, representing a significant engineering achievement of the period with its carefully constructed earthwork banks and controlled water management system. The canal remains substantially intact as a linear earthwork feature within the landscape, preserving evidence of early nineteenth-century military engineering and strategic planning.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Royal Military Canal, Iden Lock to Kent Ditch'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.
Royal Military Canal, Iden Lock to Kent Ditch stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.