The Beacon
The Beacon on Hendra Downs is a prominent hill, 369 metres high, located on the northeastern side of Bodmin Moor in the county of Cornwall, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,211 feet
- Description: hill in Altarnun, Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “The Beacon, Cornwall”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leskernick Hill and Brown Willy.
Leskernick Hill
Peak
Leskernick Hill is on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, UK. It is 329m high and has grid reference SX183803. Leskernick Hill is within the Cornwall AONB as part of Area 12: Bodmin Moor in the parish of Altarnun.
Brown Willy
Peak
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brown Willy is a hill in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The summit, at 1,378 feet above sea level, is the highest point of Bodmin Moor and of Cornwall as a whole.
St Nonna’s Church
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nonna's Church, also known as the Cathedral of the Moors, is the second largest church on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, located in the village of Altarnun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altarnun and Bowithick.
Altarnun
Village
Photo: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Altarnun is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies 7 miles west of Launceston on the north-eastern edge of Bodmin Moor at grid reference SX 223 811.
Bowithick
Hamlet
Photo: Mark Camp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowithick is a hamlet on the northern edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Bowithick is situated near the disused Davidstow Moor airfield.
South Carne
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Carne is a hamlet west of Altarnun in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
The Beacon
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Altarnun, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.5854° or 50° 35′ 8″ northLongitude
-4.5495° or 4° 32′ 58″ westElevation
1,211 feet (369 metres)Open location code
9C2QHFP2+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 1623904057OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q28407381
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In Other Languages
“The Beacon” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “The Beacon, Cornwall”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Elephant Rock and Hendra Downs.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Leskernick south stone circle and Leskernick stone alignment.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Beacon”. Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.