TR 16 NW 20 - site of 16th c. beacon - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TR 16 NW 20 - site of 16th c. beacon

Summary

William Lambarde's "Carde" of circa 1570 shows a beacon at "Hearne", one of 52 beacons in Kent which were in use until soon after 1640. No traces of the features were found during field investigations carried out in 1965.

Location

Grid reference	TR 10 66 (point) LO
Map sheet	TR16NW
Civil Parish	WHITSTABLE, CANTERBURY, KENT
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

BEACON (BEACON, Post Medieval - 1570 AD to 1640 AD)

Full Description

<1> Arch Cant 46 1934 77 (HT White) (OS Card Reference). SKE35194.

<2> F1 CFW 22.02.65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42695.

<3> Field report for monument TR 16 NW 20 - February, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5547.

<4> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record, 20 (Index). SWX11836.

Sources/Archives (4)

<1>XY SKE35194 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 46 1934 77 (HT White). [Mapped feature: #44201 beacon, ]
<2> SKE42695 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 22.02.65.
<3> SKE5547 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 16 NW 20 - February, 1965.
<4> SWX11836 Index: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record. 20.