2010

SS8941 : Dunkery Beacon

taken 14 years ago, 3 km from Luckwell Bridge, Somerset, England

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Dunkery Beacon
Dunkery Beacon
The highest point of Exmoor, at 519 metres. On a clear day one can apparently see 13 counties from here. We were lucky to see 13 metres. The beacon is part of the extensive Holnicote estate and the cairn commemorates the sale of the estate by the Acland family to the National Trust in 1944, allegedly for the benefit of a grateful nation but pragmatically to unburden the family from escalating estate costs.

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Category: Summit
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Highest Point [6] · Clear Day [2] Title Clusters: · Dunkery Beacon [12] ·
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SS8941, 81 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Graham Horn   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 20 July, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 26 July, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SS 891 415 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:9.7347N 3:35.1993W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SS 891 415
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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