Scheduled Monuments›England›Beacon Tower

Beacon Tower

England
List entry 1005761
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005761
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SP 39451 52081
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Beacon Tower is a defensive structure located in Warwickshire, England. The tower forms part of the historical fortifications and beacon systems that were constructed during periods of national defence needs. As a beacon tower, its primary function was to serve as a signalling station, relaying warnings or intelligence across the landscape through visual means such as fire or smoke. The structure reflects the military engineering practices and communication technologies employed during its period of use, contributing to our understanding of early modern defensive infrastructure in the English Midlands.

Beacon Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005761. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Beacon Tower?

Beacon Tower is a defensive structure located in Warwickshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005761.

Who is responsible for protecting Beacon Tower?

Beacon Tower is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005761.

What other scheduled monuments are near Beacon Tower?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old chapel and priest's house (0.5 km), Gredenton Hill Camp (1.4 km), Roman villa N of Ireland Farm (3 km).

Unlimited access

Everything a full report reveals about Beacon Tower

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Beacon Tower's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
First month just £4.99, then £9.99 a month. Unlimited locations, cancel anytime.

Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.

Start your Beacon Tower report
Or see a real report first
Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Old chapel and priest's house
0.5 km
Gredenton Hill Camp
1.4 km
Roman villa N of Ireland Farm
3 km
Nadbury Camp
3.9 km
Standing cross immediately south of All Saints Church
4.6 km
Churchyard cross, St Peter ad Vincula churchyard
4.9 km
Motte and bailey castle 130m north west of Manor Farm
5 km
The medieval settlement at Wormleighton
5.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Beacon Tower

Beacon Tower stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Beacon Tower

Whilton LodgeRoman town · ~15.5 milesTowcesterRoman town · ~18.6 milesAlcesterRoman town · ~19.1 milesAlchesterRoman town · ~22.6 milesBattle of Edgehill 1642Battle (1642) · ~3.2 milesBattle of Cropredy Bridge 1644Battle (1644) · ~6.3 milesBattle of Edgcote 1469Battle (1469) · ~7.9 milesBattle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646Battle (1646) · ~19.7 miles
Domesday entry for Dassett, Warwickshire →
All Scheduled Monuments