William Lambarde's `Carde' of c.1570 shows a beacon at Lydd, and a total of 52 beacons in Kent. The Beacon system dropped out of use after 1640. An earlier reference to a beacon is among the papers of the Corporation of Lydd. Under the date 1450-1452, there are details of payments for keeping the watch at Lydd, and there are further entries for the beacon and watch ten years later, and in the early years of the reign of Henry VIII. (1) No further information. (2)

<1> Arch Cant 46 1934 facing 77 93-94 (H T White) (OS Card Reference). SKE35203.

<2> F1 FGA 23-MAR-1965 (OS Card Reference). SKE42969.

<3> Field report for monument TR 02 SW 6 - March, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5070.