2011

SY4391 : The Beacon, Thorncombe Beacon

taken 13 years ago, near to Seatown, Dorset, England

The Beacon, Thorncombe Beacon
The Beacon, Thorncombe Beacon
Classically, beacons were fires lit at well-known locations on hills or high places, used either as lighthouses for navigation at sea, or for signalling over land that enemy troops were approaching, in order to alert defences. As signals, beacons are an ancient form of optical telegraphy, and were part of a relay. Many hills in the UK are called Beacon.

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SY4391, 90 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 30 December, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 8 March, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 4353 9143 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:43.1843N 2:48.0781W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 4356 9149
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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