Monument record TQ 77 SE 6 - Site of a Beacon at Beacon Hill, Hoo Common, Hoo St. Werburgh

Summary

A beacon at Hoo; first mentioned in an ordnance of Richard II from 1377 ordering beacons to be set up. Lambarde's "Carde" of c.1570 also shows a beacon at "Frynsbury". A large mound some 25m in diameter and approximately 6.5m high has been recorded at this location. The site upon a promontory is an excellent and obvious one for a beacon; a beacon is also shown here on a medium scale map of the Medway at Rochester.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7578 7146 (34m by 34m) FCE
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11085.

1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11085.

1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11086.

1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11086.

<1> OS 6" 1931-38 (OS Card Reference). SKE48328.

<2> `A Chart of the Beacons in Kent' 1570 (Wm Lambarde) (OS Card Reference). SKE32703.

<3> Arch Cant Vol 46 1934 80 (HT White) (OS Card Reference). SKE36401.

<4> F1 ASP 20-JAN-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42205.

<5> Map of River Medway 1565-85 - Cottonian MSS P.8263 Aug 1st 1.52 (OS Card Reference). SKE46532.

<6> Oral Custodian Upnor Castle (OS Card Reference). SKE47912.

<7> F2 CFW 12-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43229.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 77 SE 6 - January, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4250.

<9> Field report for monument TQ 77 SE 6 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4251.

<10> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<11> CgMs, 2011, Evidence Base Archaeological Desk Based Assessment to AD 1870 (Unpublished document). SKE51429.

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  • --- Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7571/8. print.
  • --- Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7571/8. print.
  • --- Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7571/9. print.
  • --- Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. TQ7571/9. print.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1931-38.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: `A Chart of the Beacons in Kent' 1570 (Wm Lambarde).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant Vol 46 1934 80 (HT White).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 20-JAN-59.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Map of River Medway 1565-85 - Cottonian MSS P.8263 Aug 1st 1.52.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Oral Custodian Upnor Castle.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: F2 CFW 12-OCT-64.
  • <8> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 SE 6 - January, 1959.
  • <9> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 SE 6 - October, 1964.
  • <10>XY Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #388 Beacon, ]
  • <11> Unpublished document: CgMs. 2011. Evidence Base Archaeological Desk Based Assessment to AD 1870.

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Record last edited

Aug 13 2021 10:43AM