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Name:St Agnes Beacon
Hill number:17630
Height:192m / 630ft
Parent (Ma):2886  Carnmenellis
RHB Section:40: Cornwall & Devon
County/UA:Cornwall
Catchment:Minor Rivers only (South)
Class:Tump (100-199m), Clem
(Tu,1,Cm)
Grid ref:SW 71016 50222
Summit feature:viewfinder column on grassy mound
Drop:85m
Col:107m  SW724442  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 203
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Repeat of our 4 r walk of a month ago - this time with John & Becks -down for 5 days in their new campervan. Lucky with the day being drier than forecast although a heavy shower had us temporarily huddling in the the cafe open shelter at Chapel Porth with the other hapless holiday makers. 3rd ascent.Chris Pearson27/08/2023
4 hr coastal circuit with L from St Agnes via the Stippy Stappy miners cottages down to surfer busy Trevaunance Cove in brief hot sunshine. Along windy bracing cliff top coastal path and a sudden rain squall that had those few of us prepared tourists struggling into flapping waterproof jackets, and the rest to get cold and wet. Passed the iconic Wheal Coates mine to tiny Chapelporth Cove -red flags flying as strong wind producing challenging surf. Back over the summit (climbed from sea level!) then to St Agnes museum for our first experience at wearing a Virtual Reality headset looking at the old harbour. My 2nd ascentChris Pearson29/07/2023
Up from the east.Adrian17/07/2022
Along public fp from the NW. Solo.Dangerous Dave11/07/2022
Easy walk up one of the many paths. I approached from the NW. Fabulous views.NormanW30/06/2022
Great view especially looking southkjg10629/05/2022
Nice little hill. Bagged as part of a coast walk from Porthtowan. Easy paths up to summit with nice viewpoint and trigoscope. Plenty of people about as it was a sunny Sunday afternoon. Last hill of the day. Earlier we bagged Carnmenellis and Carn Brea.DanTrig17/10/2021
From St Agnes Head carpark, along the cliffs to the mine, where there was a peregrine hovering over us. Up past caravan site, where there is a field with cows which you can bypass on a permissive track. Then up the hill, with good views across Cornwall, and back to the car park. Very windy day, got wet with sea spray on the coast path. With AP&J. 5.3km.PiranhaFish06/08/2021
Parked in the Wheal Coates NT car park, walked through the camp site onto the open hill. Just to make it interesting a bit of the history of the hill and Trig. This hill was a historic beacon site where signal fires were lit to warn the country of imminent sea-borne invasion. Beacon fires are still lit here when the local community celebrates important events. In prehistoric times the hill was a burial and ceremonial site, and there are four Bronze Age barrows dating from 2000 to 1500BC, one directly beneath the trig point. The Beacon was a coastguard lookout from 1914 to 1926, when it was replaced by the lookout at St Agnes Head. In the Second World War it again acted as an early warning system, when a Type 57 mobile radar station operated here, its hand-turned aerial scanning the sea for enemy ships. A coin from the reign of Julian (AD 360) was dug up near the summit in 1910. You can see a replica at St Agnes Museum.Tony Hartry30/04/2021
Two things about hills with 'Beacon' in the name... Easy access (someone has to get the firewood up there) and Good Views. Two ticks for this one.M3WDD26/09/2020
Ruth and Joey the HoundGragmole15/10/2019
Ruth and Joey the HoundCragmole15/10/2019
On RoW from the westMoorponder12/05/2019
A short walk up from roadside parking to the east to give an adulterated trig point but good views of the coast on this fine day.Father Ted05/05/2019
From northwest at SW 70626 50686.David Gradwell04/05/2019
Trigpointcjo03/04/2019
From the E. Roadside verge parking.jonglew18/10/2018
From the east. A track goes past some houses before becoming a path to the top.clivevilla12/11/2017
Over the Beacon from Wheal Coates before going through St Agnes, down Trevellas Coombe and return on the coast path.Arbie10/08/2017
Parked on Beacon Road to the east and used footpath to the ENE to access the hill and altered trig point.Dugswell212/03/2017
Parked in the pay & display car park above Trevaunce Cove (SW 72080 51310) and took SW Coast Path west and south around Newdowns Head and St Agnes Head as far as tin mine buildings. Then track inland to Beacon Drive. Followed this north to its highest point. Then good path south to the summit. To descend, took RoW east to lane, then tracks north to re-join SW Coast Path again east of Newdowns Head. Then followed trail back to Trevaunce Cove. Splendid Views.With ALT.Man of Kernow107/04/2016
Afternoon walk with Hannah after visiting Chapel Porth. Parked on Beacon Road east of the hill and followed footpath to summit. Clear sunny weather, good all-round views.Skip25/09/2015
KeithByTheC05/05/2015
Walked up from the south to bag trig, hump and geocache. Blooming windy!CornishGazza03/01/2015
bagged on a day off from the SWCP, with Sharon, Alfie, Lizzie and Paddy. a bit cloudy.Lou30/09/2014
Easy ascent on good path and track from single car pull-in on road east of summit next to footpath sign.ijpowell25/07/2014
A grey and drizzly visit to the cairns at the start of a coast walk to Portreath. Fine monuments on the ridge, but a bit of a scruffy feel to the top as a whole. Despite the cloud, the views were excellent along the coast and inland towards Carn Brea.thesweetcheat25/06/2012
From the North and then along Coastal Path. With A,C & BPeterD16/08/2011
EstNick Caunt10/06/2011
Perfect antidote to Carnmenellis- excellent walking, beautiful headland and views.pwheeler24/04/2011
Easy stroll up from St Agnes then over to St Agnes Head and along the coast path back. Tremendous views.Jake99411/08/2010
St Agnes Beacon; a Clem. good viewpoint above the sea. Primary trig, the 8 fig grid ref disagreed with Darren's GPS! Lots of cars kept stopping by phone box where we had parked (Treasure hunt) Drove coastal road stopping at the impressive Hells Mouth; big cliffs.Chris Pearson08/08/2010
from caravan siteHippo12/07/2008
Also on:- 28-07-1991 to watch the chain of beacons lit - something to do with Charles and Diana's wedding. The beacons although fun were not that much of a success as the sea mists rolled in and ours was hard to see at 50m. May not have got to the true high point on that occasion as I think it was probably cordoned off.RichardM12/10/2003
With KW - after visit to Eden ProjectJohnIvor23/03/2003
RHW25/08/2002
from St Agnes.arranc10/02/1990
Another local hillmassedgadgetblank
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