TR 23 NW 65 - Beacon (16th c) - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TR 23 NW 65 - Beacon (16th c)

Summary

Beacon at 'Caldorme' between Folkestone and Dover depicted on map of circa 1570.

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Grid reference	TR 24 37 (point) LO
Map sheet	TR23NW
County	KENT
District	FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish	HAWKINGE, SHEPWAY, KENT

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BEACON (BEACON, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Full Description

[TR 24 38] Capel le Fern. William Lambarde's "Carde" of c. 1570 showsa beacon at "Caldorme" between Folkestone and Dover and a total of 52 beacons in Kent. [Nothing on Tithe maps.] The Beacon system dropped out of use after 1640. (1-4) No further information.

Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKe6815.

<1> Arch Cant 46, 1934, plan facing p 77 (H T White) (OS Card Reference). SKE35211.

<2> F1 FGA 23-MAR-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42970.

<3> Field report for monument TR 23 NW 65 - March, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5638.

<4> Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE6815.

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--- SKE6815 Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement.
<1>XY SKE35211 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 46, 1934, plan facing p 77 (H T White). [Mapped feature: #45256 beacon, ]
<2> SKE42970 OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 23-MAR-65.
<3> SKE5638 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 23 NW 65 - March, 1965.
<4> SKE6815 Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement.