Cockham Wood Fort

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{{Infobox military installation

|name=Cockham Wood Fort

|location=Hoo St Werburgh, Kent, England

|map_type=Kent

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|coordinates = {{Coord|51.412|N|00.551|E|type:landmark_region:GB|format=dms|display=inline, title}}

|image=The remains of Cockham Woods Fort - geograph.org.uk - 1603520.jpg

|caption= Part of the surviving brickwork of the fort

|type= Artillery fort

|built=1669

|builder=Bernard de Gomme

|materials=Brick and earthworks

|height=

|used=

|condition= Ruins

|ownership=Medway Ports

|controlledby=

|garrison=

|commanders=

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|battles=

|events= Never used

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| designation1_offname = Cockham Wood Fort

| designation1 = Ancient Monument

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| designation1_number = {{listed building England|1003362}}

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Cockham Wood Fort was constructed in 1669 on the north bank of the River Medway in Kent in south-east England.

In conjunction with Fort Gillingham it took on the role of defending Chatham Dockyard from seaborne attack, a role which had been performed by Upnor Castle for the previous hundred years. Built in 1669 by Sir Bernard de Gomme as a direct result of the Dutch raid on Chatham Dockyard in 1667. It was constructed with a brick base supporting an upper tier of earthworks. As built it had 21 guns on the lower tier and 20 on the upper tier.

The fort was abandoned around 1818 after several decades of gradual dilapidation. Some of its structure is still standing, the most obvious part being the brickwork of the lower battery which is a prominent feature on the shoreline of the River Medway.

A scheduled monument,{{NHLE |desc=Cockham Wood Fort |num= 1003362 |accessdate=1 July 2018}} it is on the Heritage at Risk Register.{{cite web |title=Cockham Wood Fort |url=https://www.historicengland.org.uk/advice/heritage-at-risk/search-register/list-entry/46719 |website=Historic England |accessdate=1 July 2018}}