2015

SP8306 : Camera on top of Beacon Hill

taken 10 years ago, near to Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire, England

Camera on top of Beacon Hill
Camera on top of Beacon Hill
Having clambered up the slopes of Beacon Hill, we then headed south towards the trees seen in SP8306 : Small clump of trees south of Beacon Hill - and were a little mystified to spot this camera on a pole ... a few moments later, the reason for its existence became clear ... see SP8305 : View across The Dene to Chequers
Cymbeline's Castle & Beacon Hill

Adjacent to Beacon Hill to the west is an ancient Motte & Bailey system known as Cymbeline's Castle (or Mount). Any connection with the ancient British king - whom Shakespeare wrote a play about - is I think speculative at best. However it has been suggested that the nearby Kimbles (Little & Great) are named after him, so it does at least have some plausible link back to pre-Roman times. Although Shakespeare used the name Cymbeline (for his entirely fictional tale), this 1st Century king who ruled a large area of Southern England before the Roman invasion, is more generally known historically as Cunobelinus, though he is known also by various other names such as Cynfelyn and Kymbelinus.
The motte and bailey(s) are overgrown with impenetrable scrub - and surrounded by barbed wire, so access to the site is unfortunately not possible, however if you scale Beacon Hill, the views down to it are very good.
Cymbeline's Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and there is an extensive and informative write up on the EH website here LinkExternal link
Beacon Hill itself looks an eminently suitable place for a hill fort, and it too is a Scheduled Ancient Monument as it is the site of a Bronze Age Bowl Barrow see LinkExternal link
Just south of the barrow is another S.A.M., A Pillow Mound LinkExternal link thought to be associated with the breeding of rabbits on the hill.


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Geographical Context: Defence, Military Place: Ellesborough Primary Subject: Camera
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Trees [10] · Slopes of Beacon Hill [8] Other Photos: · Small clump of trees south of Beacon Hill · View across The Dene to Chequers ·
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SP8306, 73 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 18 April, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 28 April, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 8350 0613 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:44.8593N 0:47.5140W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 8346 0614
View Direction
EAST (about 90 degrees)
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