Mountains & hills · South West England
Selworthy Beacon
Selworthy Beacon — Named summit at 308 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Minehead · 5.9 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Selworthy Beacon is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 308 m.". Coordinates: 51.2208°, -3.5495°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Exmoor Coastal Heaths SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Selworthy Beacon is a hill and Marilyn of Exmoor in Somerset, England. It lies within the boundaries of Exmoor National Park, to the north of the village of Selworthy and northwest of Minehead. A road leads to the top, where there is a National Trust plaque and a view of the south coast of Wales across the Bristol Channel. The South West Coast Path also climbs the hill and ends slightly shy of the summit.
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Background
History
for use by the Acland Family on Sunday walks]] Near the summit are a series of cairns, thought to be the remains of round barrows, and the British Iron Age Bury Castle. The round cairns have been designated as a scheduled monument. In the sixteenth century, Selworthy Beacon was (as its name implies) the site of a beacon to warn of impending invasions. The mausoleum of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland is located about 0.25 mi from Selworthy Beacon.
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- Coordinates
- 51.2208, -3.5495
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Selworthy
- Postcode
- TA24 8TP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Nearest railway station
- Minehead — 5.9 km
Sources
- osm: n5673272098 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Selworthy Beacon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Selworthy Beacon from Porlock Weir.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Selworthy Beacon?
- Selworthy Beacon is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA24 8TP), in the parish of Selworthy.
- Is Selworthy Beacon a protected site?
- Yes — Selworthy Beacon is part of the Exmoor Coastal Heaths SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Selworthy Beacon?
- The nearest railway station is Minehead, about 5.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TA24 8TP.