Eston Nab - Iron Age Hill-fort and Napoleonic Beacon

The remain of earthworks surrounding the Iron Age Fort are still very prominent on the ground, although they are best seen via aerial photography. Tees Archaeology have produced an excellent leaflet on the subject here.
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The Napoleonic Beacon was built in 1808 as part of a chain to warn of attack, it later became a private residence and was inhabited up until the 1950s.
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It was demolised in 1956 and ICI erect the current monument.

The view from the top is still spectacular

Eston Nab

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