2013
TQ1402 : Beacon on Worthing Seafront
taken 12 years ago, near to Worthing, West Sussex, England
This is 1 of 2 images, with title starting with Beacon in this square
Beacon on Worthing Seafront
Beacons
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.