Barton's Point Coastal Park is on the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent, England.
Within the park is a former military ditch/canal from Marine Parade (beside the coast) heading south-westerly towards West Minster (a suburb of Sheerness).
[1] After the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom in 1860, which decided that the Dockyard needed more defensive works on its landward side.
The rampart (defensive wall) is constructed of earth and shingle and measures between 15.5 m to 17m wide and between 1.9m and 2.5m high.
Between 1889 - 1891, Barton's Point Battery was built, to defend the mouth of the River Medway from attack.
[4] Along the canal, four air raid shelters were built during World War II.
It was designed by children from The Isle of Sheppey Academy and built with funding (£87,000) from the Big Lottery.
[16] Then in July, Minster Rotary Club managed the Island raft race.