Thorncombe Beacon

Thorncombe Beacon
Thorncombe Beacon from Great Ebb
Highest point
Elevation157 metres (515 ft)
Coordinates50°43′12″N 2°48′05″W / 50.7200°N 2.8013°W / 50.7200; -2.8013
Geography
Thorncombe Beacon is located in Dorset
Thorncombe Beacon
Thorncombe Beacon
CountryUnited Kingdom
StateDorset
SettlementSymondsbury
OS gridSY437913

Thorncombe Beacon is a hill between Bridport and Charmouth in Dorset, England. It lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of Eype Mouth and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Seatown. It is in the south-west part of Symondsbury parish close to the parish of Chideock. It is 157 metres (515 ft) high, compared to 191 metres (627 ft) for Golden Cap which lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the west. It forms part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site and the South West Coast Path and the Monarch's Way skirt the hilltop.

The hill is owned by the National Trust. Three bowl barrows to the north-east of the summit constitute a scheduled monument.[1]

  1. ^ Historic England. "Three bowl barrows north east of Thorncombe Beacon, 160m, 190m and 400m south west of Down House (1016101)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 September 2022.