2012

TR3564 : Beacon near the Viking Ship

taken 13 years ago, near to Cliffs End, Kent, England

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Beacon near the Viking Ship
Beacon near the Viking Ship
Classically, beacons were fires lit at well-known locations on hills or high places, used either as lighthouses for navigation at sea, or for signalling over land that enemy troops were approaching, in order to alert defences. As signals, beacons are an ancient form of optical telegraphy, and were part of a relay. Many hills in the UK are called Beacon.

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TR3564, 155 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 5 April, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 25 August, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 3503 6423 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:19.7142N 1:22.3367E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 3501 6426
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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