St Stephen's Beacon hillfort

Open accesson open access land, where the right to roam applies

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

Save this place

Open in full map →Full map →

OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWS

St Stephen's Beacon hillfort is a hillfort in Cornwall. It is one of 21 hillforts the Albion Guide lists in the county. The nearest railway station is St Austell, 5.9 km to the east. For more of the same, The Long Stone, Penrice and Castle-an-Dinas are close by.

Full name: Earlier prehistoric hillfort and round cairn at St Stephen's Beacon

More at the National Heritage List entry

More places to visit near St Stephen's Beacon hillfort

Photo of Roche Rock, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Charlestown, Cornwall, south west England.

Roche Rock

SSSI near Charlestown

A jagged granite outcrop in mid-Cornwall with the shell of a medieval hermitage chapel perched right on top

6 km NE

Photo of the Cornwall National Landscape, a National Landscape in Cornwall, south west England.

Cornwall National Landscape

National Landscape near Padstow

The best of Cornwall's coast and moor, gathered into a dozen protected stretches around the county

6.5 km SE

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.

South West Coast Path

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

8.1 km SE · spans 4 counties

Photo of Charlestown, a village in Cornwall, south west England.

Charlestown

Georgian china-clay port near St Austell, its unchanged harbour often lined with tall ships and used as a period film set.

8.3 km E · Cornwall

Photo of Eden Project, a visitor attraction near Charlestown, Cornwall, south west England.

Eden Project

Attraction near Charlestown

Giant biome domes of rainforest and Mediterranean planting built inside a reclaimed china-clay pit near St Austell.

8.9 km E

Photo of Lost Gardens of Heligan, a Grade II registered house & garden near Mevagissey, Cornwall, south west England.

Lost Gardens of Heligan

House & garden near Mevagissey

The 'lost' Victorian gardens, rediscovered and restored.

9.1 km SE