Beacon Hill, Tresco

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North of New Grimsby, on the highest point of Tresco at 40m OD, is a rare type of lookout, with a strong platform and the recorded site of a signal mast (Photo 1). It stands in one of Scilly’s largest Scheduled Monuments, an area of 101 acres, on the ridge of Castle Down crowned by Beacon Hill. The name of the hill probably refers to a lost fire beacon site, likely to have had some association with the artillery forts nearby, King Charles’ Castle and Cromwell’s Castle.

Click the annotations to explore some of the features of the monument.