Roskruge Beacon

Nearest town:
Mullion (10km WSW)
OS reference:
SW7796423114
OS sheet:
204
Latitude:
50° 3' 57.52 N
Longitude:
5° 6' 10.7 W
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Image of Roskruge Beacon (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The extensive views northeast across the Fal estuary and Roseland, all the way to the Dodman.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.6.2023)
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thesweetcheat Oct 26, 2024

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Roskruge Beacon

thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 25, 2024

Visited 23 June 2023.

A lovely summer’s day, we walk from St Keverne, after a look around the church. Winding, narrow lanes that would probably be quiet most of the time are being used by a succession of huge tractors and trailers, so getting to the Beacon without being permanently squashed into a hedge is quite the triumph.

The Beacon turns out to be easy to access, a double stile from the road next to the trig pillar giving access straight to it. It can also be reached from the field-gate to the southwest, providing a more level (but potentially muddier) route to the barrow.

The Beacon itself is a really impressive mound. It has a metal cage on its top, for wood to light the beacon fires, but is otherwise in excellent condition, a very tall, grassy mound.

Although the Lizard isn’t particularly hilly, the Beacon stands on top of one of the area’s highest and most prominent summits; only a metre or so lower than Goonhilly Down a few miles away. This gives it superb views, especially to the coast to the northeast. Falmouth and St Mawes are easy to see, but despite the slight haze we can see Nare Head and Gull Island, and as far away as Dodman Point with its huge cliff fort. It’s easy to see why this spot was chosen for a beacon, but also for a round barrow. Presumably a fire atop Carne Beacon near Veryan would be visible from here. We stop for lunch and enjoy the quiet now the tractors have gone.

After a while we head off northeast, to an even more exciting site, Higher Boden Fogou.

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