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Monument details

HER Number:TR 23 NW 66
Type of record:Monument
Name:C16 beacon

Summary

William Lambarde's `Carde' of c.1570 shows a beacon at `Sandgate', and a total of 52 beacons in Kent. The Beacon system dropped out of use after 1640.


Grid Reference:TR 20 35
Map Sheet:TR23NW
Parish:SANDGATE, SHEPWAY, KENT

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 `Sandgate', and a total of 52 beacons in Kent. The Beacon system dropped out of use after 1640. (1-3) No further information.


<1> Archaeol Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (H T White) (OS Card Reference). SKE37226.

<2> F1 FGA 23-MAR-1965 (OS Card Reference). SKE42969.

<3> Field report for monument TR 23 NW 66 - March, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5639.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYOS Card Reference: Archaeol Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (H T White). [Mapped feature: #45267 find, ]
<2>OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 23-MAR-1965.
<3>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 23 NW 66 - March, 1965.