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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SE 1036 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Beacon, Higham Saltings |
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Summary
Beacon, Higham Saltings
| Grid Reference: | TQ 69634 74878 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SE |
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| Parish: | SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BEACON (Earlier than 1930, Modern - 1930 AD to 1930 AD (pre))
- SITE (Modern - 1930 AD to 1930 AD (pre))
Full description
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Beacon marked on the 3rd ed OS map (1). Saltmarsh has eroded away here leaving only soft mud, with firm ground a few centimetres underneath. No visible remains of a beacon. (2)
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912 (Map). SWX11833.
<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
