2018

TM2631 : Beacon

taken 6 years ago, near to Harwich, Essex, England

Beacon
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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TM2631, 65 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 11 August, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 16 April, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 2603 3167 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:56.2560N 1:17.2097E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 2605 3165
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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