Site of a Napoleonic gun battery, Calcton-on-Sea (EHER 81200)

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Summary

Site of a Napoleonic gun battery, built in 1797 by the Board of Ordnance, the last earthwork traces were lost due to coastal erosion.

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Grid reference	TM 1694 1393 (point)
Civil Parish	TENDRING, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

BATTERY (Late 18th century - 1797 AD to 1797 AD)

Description

Information from NRHE data transfer. Site of a Napoleonic gun battery, built in 1797 by the Board of Ordnance, the last earthwork traces were lost due to coastal erosion. The gun battery is referred to in: Walker, K 1938 `Martello towers and the defence of the north east Essex coast in the Napoleonic wars' Essex Review 188, October 1938, Vol. XLVII 171-85 <1> Also see <2>

Sources

<1> SEX76217 Report: Millward, J.. 2007. An assessment of the East Coast Martello towers.
<2> SEX75778 Collection: Various. Various. Historic England Archive. AF00253.

Other References

NRHE identifier: 1461217
National Monuments Record: TM 11 SE 64

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