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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 87 NE 1037 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Beacon near mouth of Yantlett Creek, Allhallows |
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Summary
A Beacon is located near the mouth of Yantlett Creek. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey 3rd edition map (c.1905-1922) and appears to remain in use today. Made of a composite timber construction. Identified during an assessment of the north Kent coast by Wessex Archaeology in 2005.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 85801 78534 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87NE |
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| Parish: | ALLHALLOWS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BEACON (Modern - 1905 AD? to 2005 AD (pre))
Full description
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Beacon marked on the 3rd ed OS map (1). Still in use. Appears to be composite in construction though mostly of lartge squared timbers, unable to get close for more detailed observations due to deep mud (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
