South Foreland, Kent
Historical Description
Foreland, South, a headland on the SE coast of Kent, 3 miles NE of Dover, and 4½ SW of the S end of the Good-win Sands. Two lighthouses are on it, erected in 1793-95, situated 385 yards apart, S by W and N by E, and showing fixed lights 374 and 290 feet high, visible at the distance of 26 and 23 miles.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5