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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 16 NE 20 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 16th c. beacon (site) |
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Summary
16th c. beacon (site)
| Grid Reference: | TR 188 681 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR16NE |
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| Parish: | HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BEACON (BEACON, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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William Lambarde's "Carde" of c.1570 shows a beacon at "Hearne" and a total of 52 beacons in Kent. The beacon system dropped out of use after 1640. (1) A beacon is shown at TR 186681 on the Tithe Map for Herne (1839). The area is completely developed but the feature is perpetuated in the numerous "Beacon" names in the area. (2)
<1> Arch Cant 46 1934 77 (OS Card Reference). SKE35193.
<2> F1 CFW 22.02.65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42695.
<3> Field report for monument TR 16 NE 20 - February, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5528.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 46 1934 77. [Mapped feature: #44129 Beacon, ] |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 22.02.65. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 16 NE 20 - February, 1965. |
