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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 93 NE 8 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Beacon, Beacon Farm, Woodchurch |
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Summary
William Lambarde's "Carde" of c.1570 shows a beacon at "Blakborne" and a total of 52 beacons in Kent. This beacon system dropped out of use after 1640.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9647 3515 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ93NE |
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| Parish: | WOODCHURCH, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BEACON (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD? to 1901 AD?)
Full description
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(TQ 96 35 Sited to locality only). Blakborne Beacon. William Lambarde's "Carde" of c1570 shows a beacon at "Blakborne" and a total of 52 beacons in Kent. The beacon system dropped out of use after 1640. (1)
<1> Arch Cant 46 1934 77 (HT White) (OS Card Reference). SKE35194.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 46 1934 77 (HT White). [Mapped feature: #32891 beacon, ] |
