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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 25 SW 24 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 16th cent. beacon (site) |
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Summary
16th cent. beacon (site)
| Grid Reference: | TR 22 50 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR25SW |
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| Parish: | WOMENSWOLD, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BEACON (BEACON, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
Full description
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William Lambarde's "Carde" of c.1570 shows a beacon at `Wymingeswold' and a total of 52 beacons in Kent. The Beacon System dropped out of use after 1640. This undoubtedly refers to the site but there is no ground confirmation. (1) No further information. (2)
<1> Arch Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (HT White) (OS Card Reference). SKE35201.
<2> F1 CFW 02.MAR.65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42386.
<3> Field report for monument TR 25 SW 24 - March, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5795.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (HT White). [Mapped feature: #48014 beacon, ] |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 02.MAR.65. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 25 SW 24 - March, 1965. |
