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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 NW 65 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Beacon (16th c) |
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Summary
Beacon at 'Caldorme' between Folkestone and Dover depicted on map of circa 1570.
| Grid Reference: | TR 24 38 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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| Parish: | HAWKINGE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BEACON (BEACON, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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[TR 24 38] Capel le Fern. William Lambarde's "Carde" of c. 1570 showsa beacon at "Caldorme" between Folkestone and Dover and a total of 52 beacons in Kent. [Nothing on Tithe maps.] The Beacon system dropped out of use after 1640. (1-4) No further information.
Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKe6815.
<1> Arch Cant 46, 1934, plan facing p 77 (H T White) (OS Card Reference). SKE35211.
<2> F1 FGA 23-MAR-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42970.
<3> Field report for monument TR 23 NW 65 - March, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5638.
<4> Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE6815.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement. |
| <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 46, 1934, plan facing p 77 (H T White). [Mapped feature: #45256 beacon, ] |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 23-MAR-65. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 23 NW 65 - March, 1965. |
| <4> | Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement. |
