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Dunkery Beacon

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Dunkery Beacon
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National Park Top: Exmoor National Park

County Top: Somerset (CoU) Somerset (CoH) Somerset (CoA)

Located at the summit of Dunkery Hill, is Dunkery Beacon. It is the highest point on Exmoor and in Somerset, England. Dunkery Beacon is also the highest point in southern England outside of Dartmoor. Dunkery Hill reaches a height of 519 metres and can provide views over the moorland that surrounds it.

County: Somerset
Country: E
Classification: Ma,5,Dew,CoH,CoU,CoA
Meters/Feet: 519/1703
Feature: large cairn
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Survey: Abney level
Parent name (Ma):
Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v17 (http://www.hills-database.co.uk)
Copyright: Creative Commons License
Notes: The inclusion of a summit on our site may not always mean the hill is accessible. Some summits may be on private land with no public right of way or open access. Landowner permission must be sought before accessing a hill on private land. Access rights in Scotland are separate from the rest of the UK.

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SS 89146 41590

51.162785, -3.586726

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51°09'46.0"N 3°35'12.2"W

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30U 458974 5668091

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