Forts · East of England
Beacon Hill Fort
In or near Little Oakley.
Beacon Hill Fort is a fort in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dovercourt · 0.6 km
- Family-friendly
About
Beacon Hill Fort is a historic fort or fortified site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1889. Coordinates: 51.9382°, 1.2893°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Beacon Hill Battery (also known as Beacon Hill Fort) is a late-19th and 20th century coastal fortification that was built to defend the port of Harwich, Essex. It is a scheduled ancient monument.
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- Coordinates
- 51.9382, 1.2893
- County
- Essex
- District
- Tendring
- Parish
- Harwich
- Postcode
- CO12 3FR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Established
- 1889
- Nearest railway station
- Dovercourt — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.beaconhillfort.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w584607691 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Beacon Hill Battery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Beacon Cliff, Harwich - geograph.org.uk - 542056.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Beacon Hill Fort?
- Beacon Hill Fort is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO12 3FR), in the parish of Harwich.
- What is Beacon Hill Fort?
- Beacon Hill Fort is a fort in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Beacon Hill Fort?
- The nearest railway station is Dovercourt, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode CO12 3FR.
- When was Beacon Hill Fort built?
- Built or established in 1889.
- Is Beacon Hill Fort a protected site?
- Yes — Beacon Hill Fort is part of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Beacon Hill Fort?
- The nearest railway station is Dovercourt, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CO12 3FR.