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| Name: | Beacon Hill |
| Hill number: | 16687 |
| Height: | 260m / 853ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2816 Boulsworth Hill - Lad Law |
| RHB Section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
| County/UA: | Calderdale (UA) |
| Catchment: | Aire |
| Class: | Tump (200-299m) (Tu,2) |
| Grid ref: | SE102251 (est) |
| Drop: | 79m |
| Col: | 181m SE100257  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 104 (1:25k) 288N |
| Comments: | possible alternative summits at SE102250 and SE104241 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 39 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Went to both summits. | David Evans | 09/06/2019 |
| Great view of Halifax Town | Longwojo | 04/04/2019 |
| Good parking spot to the east at the Beacon Rangers football ground on Long Lane. Path alongside the building and through a gate to the ridge. Also here is an easily climbable gate which gives access to the comms tower's field. | moorsman | 05/10/2018 |
| 1 of 3 on 8.2 mile walk around Halifax including Beacon hill, bleak hill and swales moor | The-Z-Man | 09/08/2018 |
| Hot, sunny, blue sky - and parched grass. Spectacular views over Halifax. First Beacon Hill I've done that has a proper iron brazier. Perfectly sited for viewing from Halifax but a rubbish position for actually working as a beacon as no visibility from the East | M3WDD | 30/06/2018 |
| Parked on busy Marsh Lane at the start of the rush hour. Along the walled track. Excellent views down into Halifax. | Campbell Singer | 30/01/2018 |
| Walked from Bleak/blake Hill down Shibden Glen then up the A58 to the fancy bridge from where there are paths to the top. Afterwards, back down to Hx sta for train - about 7 miles and 3 Tumps. | IanHHill | 16/11/2017 |
| Did alternative tops too | Adrian | 02/09/2017 |
| Track from the south. Trig pillar hiding behind wall 60m north of the radio mast | vegibagger | 26/06/2017 |
| From track to south- great views of Halifax | Mark Sims | 05/06/2017 |
| Parked at Shibden hall - walk round park first & stopped for a sausage sandwich at the visitor centre (very nice park & house) - Beacon Hill summit (and trig visited) in private garden - guy fixing his motorbike allowed us in. | briandavies | 14/05/2017 |
| 5th and final hill of today on a route from the Victoria Hotel in Atherton (Bradford) to Halifax station, climbing Harrop Edge, Soil hill, Swales Moor and Bleak hill and this i think was tricky as quite exposed from house but eventually i clambered over wall and visited the high point and then exited behind comms mast. Nice views Steep descent to track through rhododendrons and then another steep descent using private track with detour eventually arriving at Halifax station. | Dazingdale | 05/02/2017 |
| Parked on the road to the SSE then up the track to bag the trig and likely summit alternatives in this location with Smudge. | Dugswell2 | 17/12/2016 |
| Car bagging with Dugswell. | Smudge | 17/12/2016 |
| Run after work. And many other times. | richardsun | 22/09/2016 |
| As AJ and others. | ngthack | 08/11/2015 |
| Revisited for S summit (SE10442410) which is indeed in a back garden, behind a shed, maybe 1m higher than edge of field to S. Turns out this was my final Calderdale P30. | RHW | 15/05/2015 |
| Up from lay-by on Shibden Hall Lane.Pleasant path through woods.Easy to climb wall just past mast.Halifax spread out below! | catman | 06/03/2015 |
| Parked to W at SE 1017 2496, public f/ps each side of road. Uphill one very pleasant, followed until clear of trees then steep slope to promenade and Beacon. Highest point over wall in field just N of comms mast. Trig nearby in a little walled compound. Wet misty day but still saw tremendous views over Halifax. | Aye Jimmy | 08/05/2014 |
| from Shibden Mill Inn, an through Shibden Hall park. | joseph mitchell | 22/01/2014 |
| Getting on the ridge is easy. The clamber over the wall and avoiding getting covered in Rosebay Willow Herb seeds is not so easy. Piece Hall to look at. | Martin R | 29/08/2013 |
| Decent views of Halifax | MountainTerrier | 06/04/2011 |
| on U3A walk from Salterhebble | citygent | 30/11/2009 |
| Great views over Halifax. Also visited trig which is hidden over a wall | Bramley | 03/02/2008 |
| highest point is W side of wall near hse, rough pasture. RoW from S or NW, park rdside. [N summit only - 2015 revisited for S summit.] | RHW | 09/12/2007 |
| Hebden Bridge to Halifax trigging (Keelam-Hunter Hill-Soil Hill-Cock Hill-Beacon Hill) | Mac.Hawk | 01/11/2005 |
| GaryJones | 23/10/2018 | |
| the_adam | 12/07/2018 | |
| asbown | 24/03/2017 | |
| Lucky | 24/12/2016 | |
| maknipe | 24/12/2016 | |
| dickiewren | 17/10/2015 | |
| andrew brown | 01/10/2015 | |
| griefmiester | 23/09/2015 | |
| GordonAdshead | 15/11/2014 | |
| Alan Caine | 16/10/2014 | |
| Anton | 01/05/2007 | |
| carole engel | 26/11/2005 | |
| malcorbett | blank |