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Name: | Thorncombe Beacon |
Hill number: | 18195 |
Height: | 157m / 515ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2902 Hardown Hill |
RHB Section: | 41: South Central England |
County/UA: | Dorset |
Catchment: | Minor Rivers only (South) |
Class: | Tump (100-199m) (Tu,1) |
Grid ref: | SY 43546 91456 |
Summit feature: | no feature: ground by cliff edge |
Drop: | 66m |
Col: | 91m SY436927 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 193 (1:25k) 116 |
Observations: | coastline eroding; tumulus 180m NNE at SY 43597 91622 is lower |
Survey: | obvious summit |
Comments: | re-located from Eype Down (SY439921) August 2014 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 80 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
A pleasant evening circular walk from Downhouse Farm included an ascent of Thorncombe Beacon | ThomasJoseph | 11/03/2024 |
With E. A sunny summer walk along SWCP from Burton Bradstock to Charmouth. Great pub lunch at The Anchor in Seatown en route. | Beeliner | 23/06/2023 |
Final Tump on walk from Morecambelake to West Bay with brother, Pete. Sunny all day. This leg was on the coastal path from Seaton, excellent coastal scenery with many landslips. | pwheeler | 07/06/2023 |
Repeat ascent after many years. Circuit from Chideock with Matt Penny and Lesley. Gorgeous warm day albeit hazy. | Nick Canute | 18/05/2023 |
Went up Thorncombe Beacon with my Mum as part of the coast path from Lyme Regis too West Bay. | DavidHiner | 09/08/2022 |
with Steve Pattemore as part of the SWCP | Lou | 22/01/2022 |
Verge parking in minor road to N. Easy footpaths to summit, currently just beyond wooden fence. | PGCE | 22/04/2021 |
Morecombelake - Chardown Hill - Hardown Hill - Langdon Hill - Golden Cap - Thorncombe Beacon - Quarry Hill - Colmer’s Hill - Sloes Hill - Allington Hill - Watton Hill - Coneygar Hill - Bridport. | Mark Jackson | 19/09/2020 |
with gem and bruce | jordanwalmsley1987 | 02/06/2019 |
Walked up and back from West Bay. | ianmids | 26/03/2019 |
Part of walk from Hardown Hill to Bridport via Symondsbury. Superb hill. Left hill going north over Eype Down to Quarry Hill | trimarc2 | 21/11/2018 |
Visited on the Doddle West Event | fosal29 | 21/10/2018 |
Final view of the sea before heading back to Symondsbury with a coffee at Down House Farm | ChinnockC | 28/07/2018 |
A walk in on recently mown/cleared footpaths from the north. A busy day - and lots of paragliders (some of whom I met the next day at another beacon hill) | M3WDD | 14/07/2018 |
Last of our Bridport heights route on a hot sunny day before returning to boat at West bay. Superb views. Beacon stand and bench- on eroding edge of coastal path. Approached over the HP of Eype Down, of similar height. | Denise | 14/06/2018 |
Parked in car park to east at Eype Mouth (£4). Included Eype Down in a very pleasant coastal and woodland walk. | David Gradwell | 18/05/2018 |
With MK on SWCP section from Lyme Regis to West Bay. | Nab Scar | 13/05/2018 |
SW Coast Path from Lyme Regis to West Bay | rjf35 | 14/05/2017 |
Parked at Eype Mouth then along coastal path to summit. | Dugswell2 | 31/10/2016 |
Sunny and warm. Thorncombe Beacon (157m) from Eype Mouth using the South West Coast Path returning via Down House Farm. Distance = 4.16km. Average moving speed = 3.4km/h. Time moving = 1:13. Ascent = 91m. | paulnewby81 | 07/08/2016 |
On coastal walk from West Bexington to Charmouth. 
Great views. With A and B. | PeterD | 27/06/2016 |
With Steve on his first experience of walking for pleasure. | Aimless Rambler | 26/05/2016 |
Morcombelake to Bridport. | Smudge | 25/03/2016 |
On Charmouth to West Bay walk. First visited many years ago but no idea when. | milimana | 11/03/2016 |
Done as part of a walk taking in Colmer's hill and the village of Eype. | Anthony Vosper | 04/03/2016 |
Parked at Eype Mouth cliff top car park. Coast past to top. Steep pull up to a nice looking hill. | jonglew | 21/10/2015 |
From NNE, bonus roadside OS flush bracket on house at start. Care needed waypointing the crumbly cliff-edge summit - cornice rules apply! Visited Eype Down summit en route. | RHW | 29/03/2015 |
With Dorset Walkers | Skerryvore | 16/03/2015 |
Parked at Seatown. Dogs on leads because of cliff edges and farm animals. | Terra Love | 17/09/2014 |
with dad, Holly & Luna | BigNick | 04/09/2014 |
Great coastal hill. | Adrian | 03/05/2014 |
On SW Coast Path | nickywood1 | 11/09/2011 |
While walking part of the South West Coast Path. | rhalstead | 01/05/2010 |
Bagged on Coastal walk to Golden Cap and Lyme Regis. | DanTrig | 30/07/2006 |
Wandered up here to see the sea while doing field work at Eype Down. | Herbert Anchovy | 20/07/2004 |
On SW Peninsular path. | arranc | 09/03/1986 |
Age 17 from family touring caravan holiday at Burton Bradstock -an excellent coastal path walk with steep climbs over Thorncombe Beacon (seat on top)and Golden Cap. Watched golfer miss an easy shot! | Chris Pearson | 14/08/1980 |
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with Jack | maryjdavies | blank |
Andy West | 26/06/2023 | |
hughbagger | 08/05/2023 | |
ambsweeney | 03/07/2022 | |
dave g | 16/05/2022 | |
poppiesrara | 26/09/2021 | |
Swindon Bagger | 21/11/2020 | |
Iang | 20/08/2020 | |
Scott Morley 86 | 16/08/2020 | |
amblemark | 06/10/2019 | |
BrianMatthews | 01/05/2019 | |
andrew brown | 27/10/2018 |