Ivinghoe Beacon

Ivinghoe Beacon is a prominent hill and landmark in the Chiltern Hills, the summit of 233 m (757 ft) above sea level.

Location

It is near the villages of Ivinghoe, Aldbury in Buckinghamshire, the Ashridge Park, Little Gaddesden and the village in Hertfordshire. The Gelönde owned by the National Trust and managed by. Ivinghoe Beacon lies between the towns of Dunstable, Berkhamsted and Tring. It is the starting point of the Icknield Way to the east, and the Ridgeway long-distance hiking trail in the West.

Use

The Ivinghoe Beacon is a popular place for walkers, hikers, paragliders and gliders and model aircraft enthusiasts who use the generated by the wind on the hill rise.

The seclusion of Ivinghoe Beacon and the relative proximity to the film studios in Elstree meant that he was a favorite film location for many dramas, especially those produced by the ITC in the 1960s.

Height

Contrary to popular belief, is not Ivinghoe Beacon rises to 249m above sea level, but this is the highest elevation in the nearby Ivinghoe Hills, which are connected to the mountain itself. Beacon Hill, as it is officially named on Ordnance Survey maps, is only 233m high, so 16m lower than its neighbors. The column mark the beginning of the Ridgeway is on the top of the hill at 233m, a few meters from the trig point at 231m altitude.

Although the Ivanhoe Beacon is very prominent and higher than the surrounding ridges, he is not the highest point in the Chilterns, because that is a few miles west location Coombe Hill near Wendover slightly higher.

51.841823 - 0.60811Koordinaten: 51 ° 50 ' 31 " N, 0 ° 36' 29" W

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