Selworthy Beacon

About Selworthy Beacon

Selworthy Beacon is a hill and Marilyn of Exmoor in Somerset, England. It lies within the boundaries of Exmoor National Park, to the north of the village of Selworthy and northwest of Minehead. A road leads to the top, where there is a National Trust plaque and a view of the south coast of Wales across the Bristol Channel. The South West Coast Path also climbs the hill and ends slightly shy of the summit. GeographySelworthy Beacon is located in northern Somerset in southwestern England, about 4mi northwest of Minehead, north of the village of Selworthy. Selworthy Beacon is one of three peaks in Somerset, the other two being Dunkery Beacon and Periton Hill. Its elevation is. Behind the hill, there are precipitous cliffs. Selworthy Beacon is situated within the National Trust-owned Holnicote Estate. Nearby are the Macmillan Way, Coleridge Way, and a fourteenth-century tithe barn. A signposted walking route to the hill goes through a wooded area of Allerford and Holnicote Plantations, and is 2mi northeast of Porlock.

Selworthy Beacon Description

Selworthy Beacon is a hill and Marilyn of Exmoor in Somerset, England. It lies within the boundaries of Exmoor National Park, to the north of the village of Selworthy and northwest of Minehead. A road leads to the top, where there is a National Trust plaque and a view of the south coast of Wales across the Bristol Channel. The South West Coast Path also climbs the hill and ends slightly shy of the summit. GeographySelworthy Beacon is located in northern Somerset in southwestern England, about 4mi northwest of Minehead, north of the village of Selworthy. Selworthy Beacon is one of three peaks in Somerset, the other two being Dunkery Beacon and Periton Hill. Its elevation is. Behind the hill, there are precipitous cliffs. Selworthy Beacon is situated within the National Trust-owned Holnicote Estate. Nearby are the Macmillan Way, Coleridge Way, and a fourteenth-century tithe barn. A signposted walking route to the hill goes through a wooded area of Allerford and Holnicote Plantations, and is 2mi northeast of Porlock.