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How to explore responsiblyWhat the official index records
Historic England / Planning Data records this location as Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post. Our atlas groups it under cold war using that source wording.
Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post is recorded by Historic England under reference 1019091. The supplied index identifies Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post. Current condition and visitor access are not established by this source index.
Record details
- Category
- Cold War
- Source classification
- Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post
- Period / construction dates
- Cold War
- Current condition
- Not verified
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Designation date
- 1962-03-22
- Nearest reference town
- Scarborough (approximate)
- County / historic source county
- Not supplied
- County or local authority (ONS)
- North Yorkshire
- Nation
- England
- Source record ID
- 1019091
- Coordinates
- 54.249509, -0.784601 (reference point, not an entrance)
- Index checked
- 2026-09-13
- Source last updated
- 2000-07-07
- Published access reviewed
- Not yet verified
Index verification means the record and supplied attributes were checked against the official downloaded index on 2026-09-13. It does not mean a site visit or confirmation of current access. Points may refer to a whole complex, a surviving component or a recorded location.