The Beacon

The Beacon is a peak in , , . The Beacon is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boscawen-Un and Carn Euny.

Photo: Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boscawen-Ûn is a Bronze Age stone circle close to in Cornwall, UK. It consists of nineteen upright stones in an ellipse with another, leaning, middle stone just south of the centre.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site near , on the Penwith peninsula in , United Kingdom. It consists of evidence of both Iron Age and post-Iron Age settlement, with excavation on the site showing activity at as early as the Neolithic period.

Archaeological site
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Hill Fort is an archaeological site near and Iron Age village, on the Penwith peninsula in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madron and Sancreed and St Buryan.

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are the two landlocked parishes on the Penwith peninsula in West Cornwall.

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is a small village in the far west of Cornwall. It is a site of special historic interest, and contains many listed buildings including the famous grade I listed church.

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St Just is the most westerly town on the mainland of the UK. It's in West Cornwall and had population of around 4,800 in the area in 2011. Traditionally a mining town, the last mine closed in 1996.

The Beacon

Latitude
50.1088° or 50° 6′ 32″ north
Longitude
-5.6178° or 5° 37′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C2P495J+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3879979701
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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