Sancreed Beacon Midsummer Beacon Lighting

The final instalment of our series of public beacon lightings to celebrate our 40th anniversary.

Location: Brazier, Sancreed Beacon, Sancreed, Penzance, TR20 8QT – What3Words: ///operating.gear.polishing

Parking:

Sancreed Beacon South Lay-by – What3Words: ///users.equality.montage

Sancreed Beacon North Lay-by – What3Words: ///climber.credited.sprinter

Price: FREE

The event will involve the lighting of a specially commissioned mini-brazier to culminate the end of its journey around Cornwall Heritage Trust’s historic sites in celebration of the charity’s 40th anniversary. This will be used to light the 12-foot tall brazier which sits permanently at the site as part of our annual Midsummer Beacon Lighting.

The official lighting will take place at 8.30pm.

Sancreed Beacon is a beautiful stretch of semi-natural moorland which has been used by people since at least the Bronze Age. The hill contains a number of archaeological remains, including two Bronze Age hilltop cairns, one containing a burial cist as well as a round house settlement with associated small fields and a pasture boundary. It was the first historic site to be taken into our charity’s care and was purchased in September 1985.



This event is in aid of Cornwall Heritage Trust – the small, independent charity protecting Cornwall’s heritage for everyone.

You may also like the following events from Cornwall Heritage Trust:

• Next month, 28th May, 12:00 pm, Treffry Viaduct Nature Discovery Day in Par
• This July, 25th July, 11:00 am, Festival of Archaeology – Living History Day in Penzance

Also check out other Nonprofit events in Penzance.