Barr Beacon

Barr Beacon
Barr Beacon War Memorial in February 2009
Highest point
Elevation236 m (774 ft)
Coordinates52°34′25″N 1°54′39″W / 52.5736°N 1.9107°W / 52.5736; -1.9107
Geography
Map
LocationWest Midlands, England
OS gridSP060973
Topo mapOS Landranger 139

Barr Beacon is a hill on the edge of Walsall, West Midlands, England, very near the border with Birmingham. It gives its name to nearby Great Barr (the Beacon borders the Pheasey area of Great Barr) and to the local secondary school Barr Beacon School. It is historically the site of a beacon where fires were lit in times of impending attack or on celebratory occasions.[1] The site is on green belt land and is of local importance for nature conservation, as defined by Walsall Borough Council, who have designated some 60 acres (25 ha) of it as a Local Nature Reserve.

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