What is recorded here
This brushed metal commemorative plaque records: Site of Armada Beacon This record is the gift of a friend of Alderley Edge now in California 1961
Alderley Edge served as a site for an Armada Beacon, used to signal across England during the threat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, highlighting its role in national defense and communication networks.
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Places near here
Armada BeaconMonument · 22 yd
The Armada Beacon, Alderley EdgeScheduled monument · 25 yd
Holy WellSpring · 127 yd
Stormy PointViewpoint · 246 yd
Alderley EdgeMountain / peak · 342 yd
Castle RockViewpoint · 357 yd
Engine Vein Copper MineHeritage attraction · 361 yd
Church QuarryCliff · 392 yd
Dickens WoodWood · 419 yd
Holly bush in Waterfall WoodWaterfall · 671 ydWaterfall WoodWood · 705 yd
George VI postbox on Moss Road, Alderley EdgeOld post box · 1512 ydOther information
Photo: Dave Dunford on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0