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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 01 NE 241 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Fog Horn House |
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Summary
Foghorn House shown on the OS 2nd Edition map is shown as being 30 metres south of TR 01 NE 240. It was built in the late 1880's. The reason why it was built was to warn ships. This foghorn was replaced by the time of the OS 3rd Edition map by a Foghorn House & Low Light (Low Lighthouse) further north along the Coast.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0900 1674 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR01NE |
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| Parish: | LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FOG HORN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1887 AD? to 1907 AD?)
Full description
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Foghorn House shown on the OS 2nd Edition Map is shown as being 30 metres South of MKE99667. (1) It was built in the late 1880's. The reason why it was built was to warn ships. This foghorn was replaced by the time of the OS 3rd Edition Map by a Foghorn House & Low Light (Low Lighthouse) further North along the Coast. (2)
<1> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.
<2> Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3 (Map). SKE30966.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2. |
| <2> | Map: Landmark. 1907-1923. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3. |
