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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 12 NW 5 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of 16th Century Beacon, Dymchurch |
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Summary
William Lambarde's `Carde' of c.1570 shows a beacon at `Brodhull' (Dymchurch). The Beacon system dropped out of use after 1640.
| Grid Reference: | TR 10 29 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR12NW |
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| Parish: | DYMCHURCH, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BEACON (BEACON, Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1640 AD?)
Full description
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William Lambarde's `Carde' of c.1570 shows a beacon at `Brodhull' (Dymchurch) and a total of 52 beacons in Kent. The Beacon system dropped out of use after 1640. (1)
No further information. (2, 3)
<1> Arch Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (H T White) (OS Card Reference). SKE35200.
<1> H. T. White, 1934, The Beacon System in Kent, Arch Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (H T White) (Article in serial). SKE7794.
<2> OS Card / NAR index (Unpublished document). SKE6461.
<3> F1 FGA 23-MAR-1965 (OS Card Reference). SKE42969.
<3> 1965, Field observation on Beacon site TR 12 NW 5, F1 FGA 23-MAR-1965 (Unpublished document). SKE7812.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (H T White). [Mapped feature: #40980 Beacon, ] |
| <1> | Article in serial: H. T. White. 1934. The Beacon System in Kent. Arch Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (H T White). |
| <2> | Unpublished document: OS Card / NAR index. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 23-MAR-1965. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: 1965. Field observation on Beacon site TR 12 NW 5. F1 FGA 23-MAR-1965. |
