What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Buckinghamshire.
The Ivinghoe Hills and Beacon Hill rise to approximately 270 meters above sea level and form a prominent chalk escarpment in Buckinghamshire. The Beacon Hill summit has historical significance as a site for beacons used to signal the approach of the Spanish Armada in 1588, and the area is rich in Iron Age and Roman archaeological remains.
Places near here
Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Hills, 480m south of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemeteryScheduled monument · 367 yd
Beacon HillMountain / peak · 409 yd
Ivinghoe BeaconArchaeological place · 437 yd
Steps HillMountain / peak · 795 yd
The Old VicarageListed building · 1306 yd
Church of St MaryListed building · 1329 yd
Pitstone Green MuseumMuseum · 1.3 mi
Church Tower, Pitstone Church EndCastle, fort or tower · 1.4 mi
Dockey Wood, Ivinghoe CommonForest or wood · 1.7 mi
West Coast Main Line crossing Grand Union CanalHeritage place · 1.9 mi
Root SculpturePublic sculpture · 2.0 mi
College Lake Nature ReserveNature reserve · 2.1 miOther information
Photo: Chris Cole · CC BY-SA 2.0