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Monument details

Summary

A linear feature labelled as a 'Submarine Telegraph to Boulogne' is visible on the Epoch 1 (1877) edition of historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping. The feature was given a monument polygon during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.

Monument Types

• Submarine Telegraph (Post Medieval - 1850 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Full description

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A linear feature labelled as a 'Submarine Telegraph to Boulogne' is visible on the Epoch 1 (1877) edition of historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping [1]. The feature extends across the intertidal zone from the coastline in a SSW direction. It is no longer visible on later mapping, including Epoch 2 (1899) of the Ordnance Survey historic mapping [2] or on MasterMap (2009) [3].
The feature was given a monument polygon during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897, 1877/1:2500 (Map). SWX11831.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898, 1899/1:2500 (Map). SWX11832.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 2009/MasterMap (Map). Ske12644.

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