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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 07 SW 7 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Beacon 16th century (site of) |
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Summary
Beacon C16th (site of)
| Grid Reference: | TR 01 70 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR07SW |
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| Parish: | EASTCHURCH, SWALE, KENT |
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| LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BEACON (BEACON, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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A beacon is shown at "Rydes" on Sheppey on William Lambarde's "Carde" of c. 1570 (see Illustration Card) which shows 52 beacons in Kent (1). It is also shown on a map of c. 1572, to the south-east of Eastchurch (2). The beacon system dropped out of use after 1640. (1,2) No further information. (3) Rydes, the names "Old Rides Farm" and "Rides Farm" appear on the O.S. 1:10000 map in the area centred TR 01 70. (4)
<1> Arch Cant 46 1934 plate facing 77 fig (OS Card Reference). SKE35208.
<2> Map of Sheppey c 1572 scale about 3" to 1 mile (RPO MPF 240) (OS Card Reference). SKE46537.
<3> F1 CFW 22-FEB-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42702.
<4> OS 1:10000 1980 (OS Card Reference). SKE48166.
<5> Field report for monument TR 07 SW 7 - February, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5316.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 46 1934 plate facing 77 fig. [Mapped feature: #40913 beacon, ] |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Map of Sheppey c 1572 scale about 3" to 1 mile (RPO MPF 240). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 22-FEB-65. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1980. |
| <5> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 07 SW 7 - February, 1965. |
