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Portsdown BeaconsPortsdown Beacons, Portsmouth |
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Portsdown Portsmouth Hampshire SU6_0_ |
| we cannot locate beacons here exactly; the highest point on the ridge is under Fort Southwick at SU6206; there might have been more than ONE beacon, not close together | |
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JandMN |
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Shown on an old map by Norden 1607 - beacon - Portesdowne Hundred - Hamshire Period - 1590s-1600s |
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Norden 1607 |
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Shown on an old map by Norden 1595 |
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Norden 1595 3 posts, small, large, small, on a hillock symbol; 'Portesdowne' nearby |
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Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575 - beacon - Southamtoniae Saxton shows a pair of beacon 'posts' on one of the hills |
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Saxton 1575 |
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- Beaconsfield Avenue - Cosham - Portsmouth parish: - Hampshire the road name suggests the existence of a beacon; there were likely several beacons along Portsdown |
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JandMN |
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- Beaconsfield Road - Waterlooville - Havant parish: - Hampshire the road name is probably a modern name refering to beacons on Portsdown |
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JandMN |
Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001