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Shornemead Fort

In or near Gravesend.

Shornemead Fort — fort in Shorne, Kent, England, UK.

Shornemead Fort

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Shornemead Fort is a archaeological in london. (Fort on the Thames in Kent, England.) Wikipedia notes: "Shornemead Fort is a now-disused artillery fort that was built in the 1860s to guard the entrance to the Thames from seaborne attack. Constructed during a period of tension with France, it stands on the south bank of the river at a point where the Thames curves sharply north and west, giving the fort long views up and downriver in both directions.". Coordinates 51.4465°, 0.4342°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
51.4465, 0.4342

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