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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SE 12 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 16th century Beacon |
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Summary
16th century Beacon
| Grid Reference: | TR 367 449 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SE |
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| Parish: | ST MARGARET’S AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BEACON (BEACON, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
Full description
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(TR 367449) Sixteenth century beacon, site of William Lambarde's "carde" of c.1570 shows a beacon at St. Margaret's near Deal and a total of 52 beacons in Kent. The beacon system dropped out of use after 1640. The tithe map gives 'Beacon shot' - centred TR 367449. (1) No further information. (2-3)
<1> Arch Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (H T White) (OS Card Reference). SKE35200.
<2> F1 CFW 10.03.65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42505.
<3> Field report for monument TR 34 SE 12 - March, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5950.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (H T White). [Mapped feature: #54902 beacon, ] |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 10.03.65. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 34 SE 12 - March, 1965. |
