Lush green hillside under a cloudy sky, bordered by trees in the background.

Pickering Beacon Hill

📍 41 Beacon Park First Ave, Pickering YO18 8AQ, UK

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About Pickering Beacon Hill

Pickering Beacon Hill stands as a fascinating historic landmark situated to the west of the majestic Pickering Castle. This intriguing site is characterised by a significant earth mound, a testament to ancient landscape modification. The mound itself was expertly formed by cutting back its sides to create a distinctively steep profile, showcasing early engineering prowess.

Visitors to Pickering Beacon Hill can explore the remnants of this impressive structure, including its carefully crafted bank and ditch formations. It offers a unique opportunity to step back in time and contemplate the historical significance of such a prominent feature in the local landscape.

Highly regarded by those who have visited, Pickering Beacon Hill boasts an excellent 5 out of 5-star rating based on visitor feedback. This impressive score reflects the unique historical interest and atmospheric appeal of the site.

Visiting Pickering Beacon Hill

  • Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, allowing for flexible exploration.
  • Perfect for history enthusiasts and those seeking tranquil historical sites.
  • Conveniently located near Pickering Castle for a combined historical outing.

Embark on a journey to uncover the ancient secrets held within Pickering Beacon Hill, an enduring piece of Yorkshire's rich heritage.

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To the West of Pickering castle stands a earth mound that was formed by cutting back the sides to make it more steeply sided. There is a bank and ditch around the top in a roughly oval shape but the ditch was partly filled in in the late 19th century. The earthworks were disturbed in the late 1930's by the building of an Observer Corps observation post and later again by more building works. It is suggested that a ringwork was built on the top to act as a siege castle, ringworks were often used as siege castles because of their ease of construction. The Anarchy is often sighted as a time of sieges and there may have been an unrecorded one during this time. There are records of repairs to Pickering castle in 1220 which imply that it may have been damaged in 1216/17 in a possible siege by prince Louis of France.