Beacon
Beacon is a monument in Symondsbury, West Dorset District, England. Beacon is situated nearby to Magging Stone, as well as near the village Eype.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thorncombe Beacon and St Peter’s Church.
Thorncombe Beacon
Peak
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thorncombe Beacon is a hill between Bridport and Charmouth in Dorset, England. It lies about 1 kilometre west of Eype Mouth and 2 kilometres east of Seatown.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Church is a Church of England church in Eype, Dorset, England. Built in 1864–65, the church now also serves as an arts venue, known as the Eype Centre for the Arts. St Peter’s Church is situated 1 mile east of Beacon.
Chideock Parish Church (St Giles)
Church
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chideock Parish Church (St Giles) is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eype and Eype Mouth.
Eype
Village
Photo: Mikepark, Public domain.
Eype is a small village in southwest Dorset, England, situated 1+1⁄4 miles southwest of Bridport. It lies on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site on the English Channel and is within the civil parish of Symondsbury.
Eype Mouth
Locality
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eype Mouth is a natural break in a line of sea cliffs on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in west Dorset on the south coast of England. The small River Eype drains into the sea at this point.
Seatown
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seatown is a coastal hamlet in Dorset, England, on the English Channel approximately 3 miles west-southwest of Bridport. It lies within the civil parish of Chideock.
Beacon
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Symondsbury, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.72003° or 50° 43′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.80119° or 2° 48′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C2VP5CX+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 4552797438OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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