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| HHER Number: | 4001 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | POSSIBLE SITE OF BEACON, EAST HERTS GOLF COURSE, GALLOWS PLAIN, HERTFORD |
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Summary
16th century beacon, part of a national chain; possibly built on the barrow [98]
Images
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Monument Types
- BEACON (Post Medieval - 1501 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- Scheduled Ancient Monument 20627: BOWL BARROW NEAR GALLOWS PLAIN
- Area of Archaeological Significance
Full description
In the 16th century a beacon was maintained by the River Lea. Saxton's map of Hertfordshire shows a beacon on a hill on the south side of the Lea in the area that is now the golf course. The most suitable spot was probably at or near the barrow [98] <1>. The barrow is now surrounded by a housing estate <2>.
These beacons were part of the system set up or renewed to give warning of the approach of the Spanish Armada in 1588 <3>.
<1> OS Records (Index). SHT8223.
<2> Wild, Sarah (HCC), 1994, Survey, 26.7.94 (Unpublished document). SHT9650.
<3> Deacon, Audrey, 1988, Hertfordshire beacons in Armada year; Herts Countryside no.352, vol.43 (July 1988), 22-3 (Article in serial). SHT3647.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Index: OS Records. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Wild, Sarah (HCC). 1994. Survey. 26.7.94. |
| <3> | Article in serial: Deacon, Audrey. 1988. Hertfordshire beacons in Armada year; Herts Countryside no.352, vol.43 (July 1988), 22-3. |
Related records
| 98 | Related to: BOWL BARROW, GALLOWS PLAIN, HERTFORD (Monument) |
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