Penrith Beacon

Location : Penrith
Map - Ordnance Survey - NY 521314

Photo by Ann Bowker, 27 Nov 2003.

High above the town of Penrith, on top of Beacon Hill, is Penrith Beacon, a monument built in 1719, on a spot where beacons have been lit in times of war and emergency since the time of Henry VIII.

You can walk up to the beacon, and from there get a magnificent view on a clear day across the Eden Valley to the hills of Lakeland.