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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 NW 1001 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Beacon at Broadness |
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Summary
Beacon at Broadness and associated timber structure is visisble on the Historic OS mapping of the area. Traces of the structure are also visible on the modern aerial photographs of the area. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6055 7678 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67NW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SEA BEACON (First mentioned 1852, Post Medieval - 1852 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Full description
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Beacon at Broadness, marked on a chart of 1852 (1) and an additional reference (2). There is a modern steel beacon- in use in this position (3) it is clearly visible on the second edition OS maps of the area. (4)
<1> Bullock, 1852, Gravesend Reach (Chart). SWX8140.
<2> Admiralty, River Thames - Tilbury to Margaretness (Chart). SWX8504.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.
<4> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Chart: Bullock. 1852. Gravesend Reach. chart. |
| <2> | Chart: Admiralty. River Thames - Tilbury to Margaretness. chart. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
| <4> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. |
Related records
| TQ 67 NW 1026 | Parent of: Wooden structure by beacon, Broadness (Monument) |
