The Royal Military Canal stretches for 28 miles hugging the old cliff line that borders the Romney Marsh from Hythe in the north east to Cliff End in the south west. It was built as a third line of defence against Napoleon, after the British Royal Navy patrolling the English Channel and the line of 74 Martello Towers built along the south coast.
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- 28.7 miles / 46.2 kms
- 144 feet / 44 metres
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- 5 Aug 2010
Today the full length of the canal has a public footpath along it and makes an excellent waymarked long distance trail with numerous interpretation panels. The canal is also a haven for some of the special wildlife of the Romney Marsh, Kingfishers can be regularly seen and during the summer months the canal comes alive with patrolling dragonflies and noisy Marsh Frogs.