St Agnes Beacon
St Agnes Beacon is 630ft above sea level allowing a view of roughly 30 miles out to sea, and a wide panoramic view of the surrounding countryside. Many of the landmarks that can be seen on a clear day are indicated on the topograph on the summit.
St Agnes Beacon gets its name from its use as a fire beacon but the site is thought to have formerly been a Bronze Age "bowl" barrow. In the late 18th Century, a tower was built as a summerhouse to overlook the views. The square shape of the summit mound is thought to be debris from the collapsed tower. The trig. point was built in 1937.
More about the St Agnes Beacon.
On walks
- St Agnes Beacon and Wheal Coates (3.0 mile walk)
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The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.
The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk.
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.
We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.
