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The Armada Beacon is a beacon site located on Alderley Edge in Cheshire, England. The beacon was constructed in the sixteenth century, traditionally associated with the period of the Spanish Armada in 1588, when a chain of beacon fires was established across southern England to provide warning of enemy approach. The site comprises the remains of an earthwork platform typical of beacon installations of this era. Such beacons served as crucial communication infrastructure, allowing rapid transmission of alert signals across considerable distances during a period of national security concern.
The Armada Beacon, Alderley Edge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019850. View the official record →
The Armada Beacon is a beacon site located on Alderley Edge in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019850.
The Armada Beacon, Alderley Edge 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 1019850.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Capesthorne Hall (5.1 km), Bowl barrow 450m south-east of Capesthorne Hall (5.3 km), Earthwork remains of a medieval hall, chapel and settlement, 290m south east of Capesthorne Hall (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Armada Beacon, Alderley Edge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
The Armada Beacon, Alderley Edge stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.