<< Our Photo Pages >> Dene Hole, Fort Amherst - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in England in Kent
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Multi-periodSite Name: Dene Hole, Fort AmherstCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.2 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Kent Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Chatham
Map Ref: TQ757683
Latitude: 51.386545N Longitude: 0.523689E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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External Links:
Official web site: http://www.fortamherst.com
There are numerous Dene Holes around the Medway area. There true age is not known.
http://www.rainham-history.co.uk/articles/dene_holes.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denehole
There are many tunnels running under the Chatham area, some have been found during construction and road works. These are thought to be connected to the various forts built in the area.
http://www.ecastles.co.uk/chatham.html
Chatham Dockyard is just up the road from Fort Amherst.
https://thedockyard.co.uk/
And the Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham is near by.
https://www.re-museum.co.uk/
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