Shivering Sands Army Fort

Shivering Sands Army Fort [U7] was a Maunsell army fort built near the Thames estuary for anti-aircraft defence. It is made up of several once-interconnected towers north of Herne Bay and is 14.8 km from the nearest land. They can be viewed from Shoeburyness East Beach on clear days. The Shivering Sands fort was the last of the Thames estuary forts to be constructed, and was grounded between 18 September and 13 December 1943.

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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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  Battle of Wippedesfleot ⓘ
  466 battle

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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, 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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  Dummy Battery ⓘ
  disused gun battery in Kent, England

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  Grain Wing Battery ⓘ
  fort in United Kingdom

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  Queenborough Sub Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Kent

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  Ramsgate Tunnels ⓘ
  railway tunnel used as air-raid shelter in Ramsgate, Kent, UK  

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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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  Tankerton Castle ⓘ
  castellated manor house in Whitstable, Kent, 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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  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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  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 Shivering Sands Army Fort

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466 Battle of Wippedesfleot

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1652 Battle of the Kentish Knock

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1867 Dummy Battery

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1890 Grain Wing Battery

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1863 Ramsgate Tunnels

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1135 Canterbury Castle

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1789 Tankerton Castle

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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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1942 — 1945 HM Fort Tongue Sands

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1942 HM Fort Knock John

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1943 Nore Fort

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1943 Red Sands Fort

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1906 West Gate Towers Museum

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1981 Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum

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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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1848 Grain Tower

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Frameless

Shivering Sands Towers

Shivering Sands Maunsell Fort

Shivering Sands, Silhouetted

Photograph of the remains of army fort Shivering Sands (2006).

Shivering Sands Army Forts

Shivering Sands Army Forts

Shivering Sand Fort

The towers of Shivering Sand

Shivering Sand Fort: the searchlight tower

The six towers of Shivering Sand Fort

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	466	Battle of Wippedesfleot	Anglo-Saxons, battle, Celtic Britons	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
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		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, 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	1867	Dummy Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1890	Grain Wing Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Queenborough Sub Control	civil defense center, Kent County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker	1863	Ramsgate Tunnels	railway tunnel, air-raid shelter, museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Chilham Castle	curtain wall, keep, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1135	Canterbury Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1789	Tankerton Castle	local business, nonprofit organization, country house, English country house, tourist attraction, castle	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	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	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		Shivering Sands Towers		Commons
commons	image		Shivering Sands Maunsell Fort		Commons
commons	image		Shivering Sands, Silhouetted		Commons
commons	image		Photograph of the remains of army fort Shivering Sands (2006).		Commons
commons	image		Shivering Sands Army Forts		Commons
commons	image		Shivering Sands Army Forts		Commons
commons	image		Shivering Sand Fort		Commons
commons	image		The towers of Shivering Sand		Commons
commons	image		Shivering Sand Fort: the searchlight tower		Commons
commons	image		The six towers of Shivering Sand Fort		Commons