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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 87 SE 1049 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Pilot Beacon near Cockleshell Hard, Isle of Grain |
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Summary
A Beacon, marking the eastern edge of merchant vessel anchorage shown on a chart from 1910. Also marked on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd edition Ordnance Survey maps (1858-1922).
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8877 7433 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87SE |
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| Parish: | ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SEA BEACON (Post Medieval to Modern - 1858 AD? to 1922 AD? (pre))
Full description
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Beacon, marking eastern edge of merchant vessel anchorage (1910) (1) and shown on the 2nd ed OS map (2). Pilot beacon marked on 1st - 3rd edition OS (3).
<1> Dawson, 1910, River Medway (Chart). SWX9308.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.
<3> KCC, 2007-9, EKPO/HERO pers comm (Miscellaneous Material). SKE13005.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Chart: Dawson. 1910. River Medway. |
| <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. |
| <3> | Miscellaneous Material: KCC. 2007-9. EKPO/HERO pers comm. |
