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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX44073 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Rocket post, Dungeness |
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Summary
A rocket post is only visible on the Epoch 3 (1908) edition of historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping, located less than 500m from the coast of Dungeness. The position of the rocket post 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 09030 17092 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR01NE |
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| Parish: | LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ROCKET HOUSE (Modern - 1901 AD to 1908 AD?)
Full description
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A rocket post is only visible on the Epoch 3 (1908) edition of historic 1:2500 Ordnance Survey mapping, located less than 500m from the coast of Dungeness [1]. The post is no longer visible on the Epoch 4 (1950) edition [2].
Rocket posts were used to fire a line from the shore to a stricken vessel in order to allow the crew/passengers to be pulled in to shore safely. The position of the rocket post 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, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912, 1908/1:2500 (Map). SWX11833.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1950/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500. 1908/1:2500. |
| <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. 1950/1:2500. |
Related records
| MWX44074 | Part of: Rocket post, Dungeness (Monument) |
| MWX44075 | Part of: Rocket post, Dungeness (Monument) |
