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Slough Fort is a Napoleonic-era coastal fortification located in Kent, England, constructed during the early nineteenth century as part of the national defence programme against the threat of French invasion. The fort forms part of a broader system of defensive works that included associated wing batteries, designed to provide mutual supporting fire across the coastal approaches. Built in accordance with contemporary military engineering principles, the fortification reflects the strategic importance placed upon protecting the south coast during the Napoleonic Wars. The site represents a significant example of early nineteenth-century military architecture and remains a scheduled ancient monument recognising its historical and archaeological importance.
Slough Fort and wing batteries is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021405. View the official record →
Slough Fort is a Napoleonic-era coastal fortification located in Kent, England, constructed during the early nineteenth century as part of the national defence programme against the threat of French invasion. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021405.
Slough Fort and wing batteries 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 1021405.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Second World War QF P-series oil bombing decoy (2.4 km), Halstow Marshes Decoy Pond (5.5 km), Coastal artillery defences on the Isle of Grain, immediately east and south east of Grain village (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Slough Fort and wing batteries'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.
Slough Fort and wing batteries stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.