Viewpoints · South West England
Beacon
In or near Abbotsbury.
Beacon is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
Stephen Williams — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Beacon is a named viewpoint in South-West England, marked on Ordnance Survey maps for its outlook. The site is within the Dorset National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the West Dorset parliamentary constituency. Postcode area DT3.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Abbotsbury Castle SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Chesil & The Fleet SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. A common example is the lighthouse, which draws attention to a fixed point that can be used to navigate around obstacles or into port. More modern examples include a variety of radio beacons that can be read on radio direction finders in all weather, and radar transponders that appear on radar displays. Beacons can also be combined with semaphoric or other indicators to provide important information, such as the status of an airport, by the colour and rotational pattern of its airport beacon, or of pending weather as indicated on a weather beacon mounted at the top of a tall building or similar site. When used in such fashion, beacons can be considered a form of optical telegraphy.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.6740, -2.6237
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Abbotsbury
- Postcode
- DT3 4JY
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
Sources
- osm: n2963303932 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Beacon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Beacon?
- Beacon is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode DT3 4JY), in the parish of Abbotsbury.
- What is Beacon?
- Beacon is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Beacon?
- Drivers can use postcode DT3 4JY.
- Is Beacon a protected site?
- Yes — Beacon is part of the Abbotsbury Castle SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Chesil & The Fleet SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Beacon free to visit?
- Yes, Beacon is free to enter.
- How do I get to Beacon?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DT3 4JY. It sits within the West Dorset parliamentary constituency.