| Name: | Beacon Hill |
| Hill number: | 5411 |
| Height: | 196m / 643ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2877 High Willhays |
| County/UA: | Devon, Torbay |
| Topographical area: | ES02 Willhays-mardon |
| SMC/RHB section: | 40: Cornwall & Devon |
| Catchment: | Dart, Catchment Boundaries |
| Class: | Hump, Tump (100-199m), Current County/UA Top, Clem (Hu,Tu,1,CoU,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SX 85793 62032 |
| Summit feature: | no feature |
| Drop: | 123m |
| Col: | 73m SX803687  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 202 (1:25k) OL20E OL44 110 |
| Observations: | ground c 10m W of trig point at SX 85805 62034 (trig point in mast compound on top of covered reservoir) |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 89 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Oddly, if like most baggers the furthest you sensibly go is to press your nose up against the transmitter compound outer fence on the S side you have indeed reached the high point of Torbay U/A, for if you look closely at OS mapping you will notice the Torbay UA boundary does not actually cross the summit but follows the curve of the transmitter fence around the compound fence on is S side. Of course without risking life and limb scaling the fence most will claim a default bag of the Hump summit as well which technically lies a few metres out of reach in Devon. A 1st world problem. Also possibly facing a 1st world problem if you are here on a wet and wild day, are any locals trying to watch the multiple freeview channels transmitted from here, as there is a chance despite modern technology the weather may be making their picture fuzzy or pixilated. Such an issue being logged on the known faults page of the transmitter web page. How lucky we are to have such trivial concerns. | Chris Pearson | 12/03/2024 |
| Had visited previously but not ticked it as I believed the trig was the summit. I read the logs again so revisited and made it to the revised summit outside the compound. | clivevilla | 06/03/2023 |
| A quick traipse around the likely accessible high points. | summitter | 11/01/2023 |
| as gerrybowes | Minto | 30/06/2022 |
| With E. Parked at access road gate and walked up to hp which is not inside compound where trig point is. Good views. | Beeliner | 30/06/2022 |
| Parked at gate to west, off Totnes Road. Walked all around outside compound. Trig visible inside, surrounded by brambles. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 10/01/2022 |
| Parked to W. in entrance of mast service road at SX 8561 6205 - Over gate & up track to high point on S. side of compound. Stood up against fence; trig point inside compound not visible due to dense bramble growth. (S) | gerrybowes | 15/06/2021 |
| Stopped at gate to mast on our way to Totnes Reached the HP and quickly retuned to the car before someone wanted to use the gate | ChinnockC | 27/10/2020 |
| Parked at the entrance to the access track and hoped over gate. Stood by the fence next to the trig which is barely visible, nice view of the sea though. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 30/08/2020 |
| Solo on slight detour on Hash run. | Fidget | 30/09/2019 |
| Park in entrance for a quick up and down. Construction signs on the gate at the moment. | rhalstead | 23/02/2019 |
| Parked at northern entrance and walked to highest point outside compound. Rather nice surprise view of Torbay harbour through the gateway beyond. | Nick Down1 | 29/08/2018 |
| Trig now been cleared of undergrowth, but still within the high fence of the comms compound. One for the Rayner collapsible ladder I think. | PGCE | 05/03/2018 |
| Dusky walk up from the SW up the bridleway and field to the towers and may and fenced in enclosures. Pity the trig wasn't accessible. | vegibagger | 17/12/2017 |
| Parked at entrance to compound, easy walk up to fence. Trig well and truly buried. | PeterD | 12/12/2017 |
| Parked at entrance to mast compound, walk up to highpoint by fence, No sign of trig, just a huge mass of brambles now obscuring it. | nordicstar | 07/10/2017 |
| Up to mast enclosure. Trig well hidden behind big fence. | jenx | 07/10/2017 |
| Viewed through fence . Sunny . Nice views | Denise | 07/04/2017 |
| Up service track to transmitter compound. Trig point only ~10m from fence in bramble thicket on what appears as an unnatural mound. Decided not to tackle the high fence. Good views of Torbay. | RichardM | 07/04/2017 |
| ...fence just a wee bit challenging - I think I could have got over BUT not sure about back. I'll settle for close. | M3WDD | 18/06/2016 |
| Same log as Bolton except with Bridget and Oscar. | catman | 22/05/2016 |
| With Bridget and Catman. | oscarrosie | 22/05/2016 |
| With Oscar and Catman. | rosiebridge | 22/05/2016 |
| Parked at the entrance gate for the masts. Peered through the railings at the trig point and anything else of interest. Didn't fancy climbing over the fence. Solo. | bolton | 18/10/2015 |
| As per previous descriptions. | ijpowell | 28/07/2015 |
| 3/8 Another easy walk from road to be greeted by trig pillar 3 metres behind an unbreachable fence ! | Fergalh | 31/05/2015 |
| Probably wouldn't have bothered going over the gate but for the trig pillar. Not the easiest 'up-and-overs' as gate around 8' high with b/w strands atop, getting out of the compound was a little more difficult. HP seems to be approx 8m NW of trig. | jonglew | 16/11/2014 |
| Parked at start of track. | Chris Peart | 28/07/2014 |
| Circumnavigated via footpath to the east and south and roads to east and north. Fine views from footpath across Torbay to Brixham and back to Dartmoor. Six padlocks on the gates to the nearby reservoir! | Newton Maximus | 27/12/2012 |
| From Totnes Road to compound then the field beyond. | chrisbien | 23/05/2012 |
| Got my head above the trig but no access inside the compound on a dry, grey morning after Slappers Hill. | Dugswell2 | 14/03/2012 |
| A LOVELY SPRING DAY. WALKED FROM TORQUAY SEAFRONT VIA COCKINGTON COURT (LUNCH)AND GOT AS CLOSE TO TRIG POINT AS FENCE ALLOWS. | BURGESS | 01/03/2012 |
| Easy parking to N. Locked and firmly bolted. | destaylor | 08/12/2011 |
| Got my head above the trig but no access inside the compound on a Sunday. | chriswatson | 23/01/2011 |
| Large mast compound. | arranc | 19/01/2011 |
| Trig point inside one of the hills compounds, you can get a good photo through the fence which is nearly level with the trig.The trig is on a tumulus. | hodder | 07/09/2010 |
| Couldn't enter compound to reach trig. Trampled through brambles to get to within 6 metres by fence, probably just as high. | webmaster | 12/08/2010 |
| last 1 of my week in the south west, workers on site so managed to get to the trigpoint. | asbown | 18/06/2009 |
| A quick stop on the way to Cornwall. 2nd top of the day. | Overthehilljill | 03/05/2009 |
| Trig in inaccessible compound. Parked in field entrance at end of track to S and ran up through field full of poo - trig a few metres away and barely higher than us so decided it would count. Good views of sea to SE. | wheresthepath | 25/09/2007 |
| Got as close to transmitters as possible.Very wet day.Nice masts. | electricratman | 14/08/2007 |
| In amongst the transmitters | Rhayader_wander | 26/05/2007 |
| You won't get to this trig unless you're lucky & meet up with a telecom guy with a key! Forced a circuit of compound as near to fence as I could (which is pretty tough on the east side) and climbed up wire so my head was above top of trig!! | signyred | 05/05/2007 |
| The trig point is just inside a mast compound. Good views in some directions. | Father Ted | 16/04/2006 |
| Date is first visit. Notes from later...unprepossessing summit; OK views. highest pt strictly inside of security-fenced compound; parking feasible nr summit but not on road | RHW | 07/06/2003 |
| Tom Mundell | 01/01/2023 | |
| PM | 01/10/2021 | |
| bwm | 18/10/2020 | |
| arjh | 11/10/2020 | |
| Manuel Pereda | 09/10/2020 |