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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 55 SE 22 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of 16thc Beacon |
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Summary
Possible site of a beacon, recorded in a document of circa 1570.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 582 547 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ55SE |
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| Parish: | IGHTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BEACON (BEACON, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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William Lambarde's "Carde" of c. 1570 shows a beacon at Ightham, and a total of 52 beacons in Kent. The Beacon system dropped out of use after 1640. (1) A natural prominence on the southern slope of Raspit Hill, called "Beacon Mount", perhaps marks the site of this beacon but there is no evidence to support this on the ground. Nothing of significance was found or noted when the house "Raspit Hill" nearby was built some 40 years ago. (2)
<1> Arch Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (M T White) (OS Card Reference). SKE35202.
<2> F1 ASP 29-JUL-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42347.
<3> Field report for monument TQ 55 SE 22 - July, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2849.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (M T White). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 29-JUL-64. |
| <3>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 55 SE 22 - July, 1964. [Mapped feature: #39718 beacon, ] |
