Conjectured site of a post-medieval beacon, Beacon Hill (EHER 82294)

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Summary

A place name suggesting the site of a post-medieval beacon, although no local tradition for a beacon is known.

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Grid reference	TL 8530 1280 (point) Location provided by NRHE data transfer.
Civil Parish	GREAT TOTHAM, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

BEACON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

NRHE data transfer: TL 853 128 area. Beacon Hill [NAT] (VP). <1> September 1976. Field survey. No tradition of a beacon site known in the area; nothing is shown here on Chapmans and Andre's map of 1777 (2"=1 mile). <2> <3>

Sources

<1> SEX35033 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. 1958.
<2> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. Stevens, P.A., 22-9-76.
<3> SEX1417 Map: Chapman, J. and Andre, P.. 1777. Map of the County of Essex (C&A map). Paper.

Other References

NRHE identifier: 881829
National Monuments Record: TL 81 SE 25

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