- Cockham Wood Fort
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Coordinates: 51°24′43″N 0°33′04″E / 51.412°N 00.551°E Cockham Wood Fort was constructed in 1669 on the north bank of the River Medway.
In conjunction with Fort Gillingham it took on the role of defending Chatham Dockyard from seaborne attack, a role which had been performed by Upnor Castle for the previous hundred years.
The fort was abandoned around 1818 after several decades of gradual dilapidation. Some of its structure is still standing, the most obvious part being the brickwork of the lower battery which is a prominent feature on the shoreline of the River Medway.
External links
Forts around Medway Medieval Rochester Castle
Tudor Upnor Castle
17th century Cockham Wood Fort · Fort Gillingham
Inner Ring (Napoleonic): Fort Clarence · Fort Pitt · Fort Amherst
Outer Ring (Palmerston): Fort Borstal · Fort Bridgewood · Fort Darland · Fort Horsted · Fort Luton · Twydall Redoubts · Fort Hoo · Fort Darnet
Categories:- Forts around Medway
- Kent building and structure stubs
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