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Name:Ashurst's Beacon
Hill number:16778
Height:172m / 564ft
Parent (Ma):2829  Billinge Hill
RHB Section:36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines
County/UA:Lancashire
Catchment:Ribble
Class:Tump (100-199m), Clem
(Tu,1,Cm)
Grid ref:SD 50090 07928
Summit feature:ground by SW corner of tower
Drop:58m
Col:114m  SD518038  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 108
(1:25k) 285E
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 123 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Tick in the early morning murk.Play2End17/12/2023
circuit from Parsonage Brow (Skem) via Dean Wood, Gathurst and Appley Bridge. Countoured back through Beacon Country Park. KeithByTheC13/09/2023
From car park to south up through the woods. Large tower and interesting information boards.clivevilla12/09/2023
phil10103/09/2023
Halfdecent28/04/2023
Short walk from car park to S. Disappointing views due to trees.PGCE26/02/2023
apmbwood27/01/2023
Short walk from car park on our way to Holyhead. Icy foggy but pleasant enough lunch stopnickywood112/12/2022
Alfa1M18/10/2022
circuit from Parsonage Brow (Skem) via Dean Wood, Gathurst and Appley Bridge. Countoured back through Beacon Country Park. KeithByTheC13/09/2022
Andy West12/09/2022
circuit from Parsonage Brow (Skem) via Dean Wood, Gathurst and Appley Bridge. Countoured back through Beacon Country Park. KeithByTheC03/09/2022
A handy car park to the SW.summitter29/08/2022
PeteF03/06/2022
Ben Rinnes23/03/2022
Ashurst's Beaconkeithouk25/02/2022
Ashurst's Beaconkeithouk10/11/2021
chevyfire13/10/2021
A quick ascent from the nearby car parkJK30/04/2021
circuit from Parsonage Brow (Skem) via Dean Wood and Roby Mill. Countoured back through Beacon Country Park. KeithByTheC24/04/2021
As Keith (below), with Keith and 4 others.Phreerunner24/04/2021
Ashurst's Beaconkeithouk21/04/2021
Howellsey25/03/2021
2nd time on here. From car park across the road and then a 6 mile circular walk into DaltonWayne Mac17/01/2021
From Beacon lane car park with Andycolinfielding10/12/2020
Up and down from the CP. With Colin.Andrew Pearson10/12/2020
LANGDALE26/11/2020
From the car park to the south. The views are gradually disappearing as the trees get higher! With GM.bolton12/11/2020
Sprog07/11/2020
Quick walk up from car park on Beacon Lane to SW.lecube25/10/2020
Harrock Hill, Ashurst's Beaconkeithouk25/10/2020
Dawn Oldham25/10/2020
Lucky26/09/2020
maknipe26/09/2020
Car park off Beacon Lane at SD 5002 0773. From S. end of car park, up path through trees, across road & then well-used path up through trees to the SW corner of the tower. (S)gerrybowes08/08/2020
David8401/08/2020
jamiehighton12/07/2020
A run from Appley Bridgesturuss04/07/2020
From car park. Up to beacon and down via north east path then cutting west towards Ashurst Hall and looped back to car park skirting the golf course.Stormcrow16/06/2020
Beacon lane, appleby bridge, gathurst, Stoney Brow, Beacon laneLancylass13/06/2020
Walked up from Skem, via the Alma Field trig and Beacon Road.Sprog17/04/2020
johnkenyon18/03/2020
Good free parking site due south on Beacon Lane. From the car park, exit it by the opposite end you came in and there is a gate straight opposite. This opens on to a path which leads directly to the summit. 20 minutes reurn.moorsman07/03/2020
circuit from Parsonage Brow (Skem) via Roby Mill, Gathurst and Appley Bridge KeithByTheC10/01/2020
ssstevesreeves29/04/2019
cactus_chris23/04/2019
Parked to the South in car park SD500077David Evans30/03/2019
Woodland car park due S. Short walk on a RoW to the beacon - also a trig intersected station.jonglew26/11/2018
A part of my extended All the Beacons of Mainland Britain ChallengeM3WDD06/10/2018
From CP at SD500076. Intrigued by the valley of the R Douglas when crossing on M6 so broke the journey to explore a little.summitsup04/08/2018