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The Mount

Hob Uid: 1394873
Location :
Suffolk
East Suffolk
Aldeburgh
Grid Ref : TM4650055900
Summary : In 1588, anti-invasion defences were built at Aldeburgh. The principle defence was The Mount, a large semi-circular battery with seven embrasures in the parapet, and closed at the gorge by a wooden palisade. It stood at the end of a causeway at the low water mark. A little way to the north, but set back at the top of the beach, were two semi-circular batteries mounting four cannon. By the Civil War, it appears that The Mount had disappeared, and at least on of the shore batteries had been swept away by the sea. In 1746 a work for 10 guns was built near the site of The Mount, the present area called Fort Green, but by 1802 nothing was left of the 1746 works. In 1808 the battery was rebuilt with 24-pounder guns.
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Built 1588
Monument End Date : 1588
Monument Start Date : 1588
Monument Type : Coastal Battery
Evidence : Documentary Evidence
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Reconstucted 1746
Monument End Date : 1746
Monument Start Date : 1746
Monument Type : Coastal Battery
Evidence : Documentary Evidence
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Reconstructed 1808
Monument End Date : 1808
Monument Start Date : 1808
Monument Type : Coastal Battery
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TM 45 NE 165
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