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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 13 SW 18 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 16th century beacon (site) |
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Summary
C16th beacon (site)
| Grid Reference: | TR 125 348 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BEACON (BEACON, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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William Lambarde's `Carde' of c.1570 shows a beacon at 'Lympne', and a total of 52 beacons in Kent. The Beacon system dropped out of use after 1640. (1) `Beacon Fields' are shown at TR 123348 and TR 128349 but there is nothing to be seen on the ground. (2) additional bibliography (3-6)
Chris Blandford Associates, 1992, A259 Dymchurch to M20 (Junction 11) Stage 1 Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6769.
Chris Blandford Associates, 1992, A259 Dymchurch to M20 (Junction 11) Stage 1 Heritage (Unpublished document). SKe6769.
<1> Arch Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (H T White) (OS Card Reference). SKE35200.
<2> F1 FGA 25-MAR-1965 (OS Card Reference). SKE42978.
<3> Tithe Map Lympne 1851 (OS Card Reference). SKE50583.
<4> Field report for monument TR 13 SW 18 - March, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5393.
<5> Chris Blandford Associates, 1994, A259 Dymchurch to M20 (J11) Draft Brief for Archaeological Field Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE6884.
<6> Chris Blandford Associates, 1994, A259 Dymchurch to M20 (J11) Draft Brief for Archaeological Field Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKe6884.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Chris Blandford Associates. 1992. A259 Dymchurch to M20 (Junction 11) Stage 1 Heritage. |
| <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (H T White). [Mapped feature: #42113 Beacon, ] |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 25-MAR-1965. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Tithe Map Lympne 1851. |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 13 SW 18 - March, 1965. |
| <5> | Unpublished document: Chris Blandford Associates. 1994. A259 Dymchurch to M20 (J11) Draft Brief for Archaeological Field Evaluation. |
| <6> | Unpublished document: Chris Blandford Associates. 1994. A259 Dymchurch to M20 (J11) Draft Brief for Archaeological Field Evaluation. |
