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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 16 NW 20 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | site of 16th c. beacon |
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Summary
William Lambarde's "Carde" of circa 1570 shows a beacon at "Hearne", one of 52 beacons in Kent which were in use until soon after 1640. No traces of the features were found during field investigations carried out in 1965.
| Grid Reference: | TR 10 66 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR16NW |
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| Parish: | WHITSTABLE, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BEACON (BEACON, Post Medieval - 1570 AD to 1640 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. There is no surviving ground evidence for its existence. (see illustration card)(1). No further information (2). Additional references (3,4).
<1> Arch Cant 46 1934 77 (HT White) (OS Card Reference). SKE35194.
<2> F1 CFW 22.02.65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42695.
<3> Field report for monument TR 16 NW 20 - February, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5547.
<4> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record, 20 (Index). SWX11836.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 46 1934 77 (HT White). [Mapped feature: #44201 beacon, ] |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 22.02.65. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 16 NW 20 - February, 1965. |
| <4> | Index: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record. 20. |
