TR 13 NW 11 - Site of a 16th century beacon - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TR 13 NW 11 - Site of a 16th century beacon

Summary

C16th beacon (site)

Location

Grid reference	TR 14 37 (point) LO
Map sheet	TR13NW
County	KENT
District	FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish	POSTLING, SHEPWAY, KENT

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BEACON (BEACON, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1500 AD? to 1600 AD?)

Full Description

William Lambarde's `Carde' of c.1570 shows a beacon at Postling and a total of 52 beacons in Kent. The Beacon system dropped out of use after 1640. (1) No further information. (2)

<1> Archaeol Cant 46 1934 77 (H T White) (OS Card Reference). SKE37225.

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

<3> Field report for monument TR 13 NW 11 - March, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5365.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1>XY SKE37225 OS Card Reference: Archaeol Cant 46 1934 77 (H T White). [Mapped feature: #41580 beacon, ]
<2> SKE42969 OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 23-MAR-1965.
<3> SKE5365 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 13 NW 11 - March, 1965.

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Record last edited

Dec 2 2021 12:42PM