Red Sands Fort

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Redsands Fort
British Army, Maunsell fort, 

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Location: 51.4683, 0.985, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of the Medway ⓘ
  43 battle

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  Battle of Watling Street ⓘ
  battle that took place in Roman-occupied Britain in AD 60 or 61

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  Siege of Canterbury ⓘ
  viking raid in September 1011

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  Battle of Assandun ⓘ
  battle fought in Essex in 1016

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  Battle of the Kentish Knock ⓘ
  1652 naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War

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  Battle of Graveney Marsh ⓘ
  1940 battle

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  Barton's Point Coastal Park ⓘ
  park in United Kingdom

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  Cold War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery lying on land to east of Harty Ferry Road ⓘ
  scheduled monument in England

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  Fletcher Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Eastchurch, Swale, Kent, England, UK

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit Hill ⓘ
  remains of a World War II fortification in Hadleigh, Essex, England, UK

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 170m south west of the junction of Cedar Road and West Crescent ⓘ
  fortification in Canvey Island, Castle Point, England, UK

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Sutton, Rochford, England, UK

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  Proof And Experimental Establishment, Shoebury Garrison, Old Ranges, Former Light Quick Firing Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK

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  Slough Fort and wing batteries ⓘ
  fortifications in Allhallows, Kent, England, UK  

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  World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS2), 300m east of Chetney Cottages ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Iwade, Swale, England, UK

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  World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS3) at Wetham Green, 460m north of Red Brick Cottage ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Upchurch, Swale, England, UK

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  Dummy Battery ⓘ
  disused gun battery in Kent, England

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  Grain Wing Battery ⓘ
  fort in United Kingdom

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  Castlepoint Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Essex, UK

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  Queenborough Sub Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Kent

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  Chilham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Chilham, Kent, England, UK

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  Canterbury Castle ⓘ
  grade I listed castle in Canterbury, United Kingdom  

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  Hadleigh Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Castle Point, Essex, England, UK  

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  Tankerton Castle ⓘ
  castellated manor house in Whitstable, Kent, UK  

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  Grange Redoubt ⓘ
  

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  Woodlands Redoubt ⓘ
  

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  Fort Hoo ⓘ
  Disused military installation in Kent, England, UK

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  Garrison Point Fort ⓘ
  fort in Sheerness, Kent, England, UK

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  Grain Fort ⓘ
  fort at the mouth of the Medway, Kent, UK

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  Slough Fort ⓘ
  fort in Allhallows, Kent, England, UK  

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  Fort Darnet ⓘ
  Disused military installation in Kent, England, UK

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  HM Fort Tongue Sands ⓘ
  Maunsell navy fort

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  HM Fort Knock John ⓘ
  Maunsell sea fort

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  Nore Fort ⓘ
  Maunsell army fort

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  Red Sands Fort ⓘ
  Maunsell army fort

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  Shivering Sands Army Fort ⓘ
  sea fort

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  RAF Manston History Museum ⓘ
  

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  West Gate Towers Museum ⓘ
  museum in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

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  PS Medway Queen ⓘ
  1924 paddle steamer

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  Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Manston, Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Bradwell Bay Military & Science Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bradwell-on-Sea, England, UK

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  HMS Erin's Isle ⓘ
  1912 ferry converted to minesweeper

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  HMS Princess Irene ⓘ
  1914 ocean liner converted to minelayer

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  HMT Amethyst ⓘ
  1934 naval trawler

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  HMS London ⓘ
  1656 second-rate ship of the line

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  HMS Beagle ⓘ
  1820 Cherokee-class brig-sloop

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  HMS Venetia ⓘ
  1917 V and W-class destroyer

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  Grain Tower ⓘ
  tower in Isle of Grain, Medway, Kent, England, UK

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1943 Red Sands Fort

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43 Battle of the Medway

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60 — 61 Battle of Watling Street

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1011 Siege of Canterbury

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1016 Battle of Assandun

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1652 Battle of the Kentish Knock

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1940 Battle of Graveney Marsh

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1867 Dummy Battery

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1890 Grain Wing Battery

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1135 Canterbury Castle

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1230 Hadleigh Castle

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1789 Tankerton Castle

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1861 Fort Hoo

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1861 Garrison Point Fort

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1861 Grain Fort

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1867 Slough Fort

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1870 Fort Darnet

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1942 — 1945 HM Fort Tongue Sands

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1942-08-01T00:00:00Z

1942 HM Fort Knock John

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1943-05-20T00:00:00Z

1943 Nore Fort

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1943-09-18T00:00:00Z

1943 Shivering Sands Army Fort

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1906-01-01T00:00:00Z

1906 West Gate Towers Museum

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1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

1924 — 1964 PS Medway Queen

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1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

1981 Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum

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2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

2017 — 2018 Bradwell Bay Military & Science Museum

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1656 HMS London

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1820 HMS Beagle

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1917 HMS Venetia

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1848 Grain Tower

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Red Sand Towers

Red Sands Maunsell Towers taken from below

Red Sands Maunsell Sea Fort

Red Sands Maunsell Tower Restoration

Closeup of a Maunsell Tower at Red Sands Fort

Red Sands Maunsell Towers taken from below

Red Sands Tower army forts.

Red Sand Tower WWII army forts

The Viking Constanza heading towards Red Sands Tower

Photograph of remains of army fort Red Sands.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	450	Kingdom of Kent		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	43	Battle of the Medway	Vespasian, battle, Galba, Aulus Plautius, Caratacus, Togodumnus, Gnaeus Hosidius Geta, Ancient Rome, Titus Flavius Sabinus	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	60	Battle of Watling Street	battle, Boudica, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Iceni, Ancient Rome, Trinovantes	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1011	Siege of Canterbury	Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1016	Battle of Assandun	Denmark, battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1652	Battle of the Kentish Knock	Dutch Republic, Commonwealth of England, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Battle of Graveney Marsh	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-122	Type UB III submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-144	U-boat, Type UB III submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-145	U-boat, Type UB III submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-150	U-boat, Type UB III submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UC-6	Type UC I submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1973	HMS Wilton	minesweeper	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Barton's Point Coastal Park	artillery battery, Kent County Council, park	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Cold War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery lying on land to east of Harty Ferry Road	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Fletcher Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit Hill	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 170m south west of the junction of Cedar Road and West Crescent	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Proof And Experimental Establishment, Shoebury Garrison, Old Ranges, Former Light Quick Firing Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Slough Fort and wing batteries	artillery battery, fort	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS2), 300m east of Chetney Cottages	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS3) at Wetham Green, 460m north of Red Brick Cottage	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1867	Dummy Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1890	Grain Wing Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Castlepoint Borough Emergency Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Queenborough Sub Control	civil defense center, Kent County Council	Wikidata
site	castle		Chilham Castle	curtain wall, keep, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1135	Canterbury Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1230	Hadleigh Castle	ruins, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1789	Tankerton Castle	local business, nonprofit organization, country house, English country house, tourist attraction, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Grange Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort		Woodlands Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Fort Hoo	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Garrison Point Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Grain Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1867	Slough Fort	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1870	Fort Darnet	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1942	HM Fort Tongue Sands	Maunsell fort, Royal Navy	Wikidata
site	fort	1942	HM Fort Knock John	Maunsell fort, Royal Navy	Wikidata
site	fort	1943	Nore Fort	Maunsell fort, British Army	Wikidata
site	fort	1943	Red Sands Fort	British Army, Maunsell fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1943	Shivering Sands Army Fort	Maunsell fort, British Army	Wikidata
site	museum		RAF Manston History Museum	military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1906	West Gate Towers Museum	military museum, garden	Wikidata
site	museum	1924	PS Medway Queen	preserved watercraft, museum ship, paddle steamer, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum	independent museum, military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Bradwell Bay Military & Science Museum	science museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Erin's Isle	shipwreck, minesweeper, ferry	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Princess Irene	ocean liner, shipwreck, minelayer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMT Amethyst	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1656	HMS London	second-rate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1820	HMS Beagle	brig-sloop, Cherokee-class brig-sloop, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1917	HMS Venetia	shipwreck, V and W-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
site	tower	1848	Grain Tower	battery tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Red Sand Towers		Commons
commons	image		Red Sands Maunsell Towers taken from below		Commons
commons	image		Red Sands Maunsell Sea Fort		Commons
commons	image		Red Sands Maunsell Tower Restoration		Commons
commons	image		Closeup of a Maunsell Tower at Red Sands Fort		Commons
commons	image		Red Sands Maunsell Towers taken from below		Commons
commons	image		Red Sands Tower army forts.		Commons
commons	image		Red Sand Tower WWII army forts		Commons
commons	image		The Viking Constanza heading towards Red Sands Tower		Commons
commons	image		Photograph of remains of army fort Red Sands.		Commons