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Thorncombe Beacon

Hill in Dorset, England

Summary

Hill in Dorset, England

Field	Value
name	Thorncombe Beacon
photo	Thorncombe Beacon from Great Ebb (geograph 5844987).jpg
photo_caption	Thorncombe Beacon from Great Ebb
map	Dorset
coordinates
elevation	157 m
settlement	Symondsbury
country	United Kingdom
state	Dorset
grid_ref_UK	SY437913

Thorncombe Beacon is a hill between Bridport and Charmouth in Dorset, England. It lies about 1 km west of Eype Mouth and 2 km east of Seatown. It is in the south-west part of Symondsbury parish close to the parish of Chideock. It is 157 m high, compared to 191 m for Golden Cap which lies about 3 km 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.

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