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| Name: | Beacon Hill, Market Stainton |
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| HER Number: | MLI40393 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
Placename evidence for a possible beacon at Beacon Hill, Market Stainton.
| Grid Reference: | TF 225 792 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF27NW |
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| Parish: | MARKET STAINTON, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
The placename 'Beacon Hill' is depicted on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map, suggesting the location of a former beacon. {1}
The beacon was possibly on the site of Ranby Hoe (see PRN 40391), although the Ordnance Survey records the highest point in the immediate vicinity at this point. {2}
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1883-1888, 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition, TF 27 NW (Map). SLI9454.
<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Card Index, TF 27 NW: 2 (Index). SLI2344.
Monument Types
- BEACON (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. TF 27 NW. |
| <2> | Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 27 NW: 2. |
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