TQ 55 SE 22 - Site of 16thc Beacon - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TQ 55 SE 22 - Site of 16thc Beacon

Summary

Possible site of a beacon, recorded in a document of circa 1570.

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Grid reference	TQ 582 547 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ55SE
County	KENT
District	TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish	IGHTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

BEACON (BEACON, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Full Description

William Lambarde's "Carde" of c. 1570 shows a beacon at Ightham, and a total of 52 beacons in Kent. The Beacon system dropped out of use after 1640. (1) A natural prominence on the southern slope of Raspit Hill, called "Beacon Mount", perhaps marks the site of this beacon but there is no evidence to support this on the ground. Nothing of significance was found or noted when the house "Raspit Hill" nearby was built some 40 years ago. (2)

<1> Arch Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (M T White) (OS Card Reference). SKE35202.

<2> F1 ASP 29-JUL-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42347.

<3> Field report for monument TQ 55 SE 22 - July, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2849.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SKE35202 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 46 1934 facing 77 (M T White).
<2> SKE42347 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 29-JUL-64.
<3>XY SKE2849 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 55 SE 22 - July, 1964. [Mapped feature: #39718 beacon, ]