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FORELAND (South), a headland on the SE coast of Kent; 3 miles NE of Dover, and 4¼ SW of the S end of the Goodwin Sands. Two lighthouses are on it, erected in 1793-5, situated 1, 347 feet apart, E by S, and W by N, and showing fixed lights 380 and 275 feet high, visible at the distance of 25 and 22 miles.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a headland" (ADL Feature Type: "capes") |
| Administrative units: | Kent Ancient County |
| Place names: | FORELAND | FORELAND SOUTH | SOUTH FORELAND |
| Place: | South Foreland |
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