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Monument details
Summary
Lighthouse on the end of Folkestone Harbour East Pier, visible only on the Epoch 4 (1938) edition of historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping. The position for the lighthouse was given a monument point during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.
| Grid Reference: | TR 23509 35955 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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A lighthouse, with a white flashing light, is visible on the end of Folkestone Harbour East Pier only on the Epoch 4 (1938) edition of historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping [1]. A white flashing light beacon is still visible on MasterMap (2009) [2]. This monument is positioned opposite another lighthouse (MWX44002), located on the end of the southern pier forming the entrance to the Outer Harbour.
The position for the lighthouse was given a monument point during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1938/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 2009, OS MasterMap, 2009/MasterMap (Cartographic materials). SWX15710.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. 1938/1:2500. |
| <2> | Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 2009. OS MasterMap. 2009/MasterMap. |
Related records
| TR 23 NW 183 | Part of: Folkestone Harbour (Monument) |
| MWX44002 | Part of: Lighthouse on the end of Folkestone Outer Harbour's southern pier (Monument) |
