BEACON
An elevated site or structure upon which a signal, especially a fire, could be placed as a means of communication or as a warning.
Classifications
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Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
>>> Beacon
>>>> Beacon Stance
>>>> Lighthouse
>>>> Signal Box
>>>> Signal Platform
>>>> Signal Station
>>>> Signal Tower
![BEACON. Burghead Harbour
View from S showing beacon on pier SC00440660.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00440660.jpg)
![BEACON. Scurdie Ness, East Beacon
View of landward side from S SC00444569.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00444569.jpg)
![BEACON. Sanday, Kettletoft Pier, Harbour Light
View from NE showing NNE front and ESE front SC00461282.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00461282.jpg)
![BEACON. Oblique aerial view of the beacon, Isle of Fethaland, taken from the NW. SC00860630.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00860630.jpg)
![BEACON. Column with clock, Greenock, view from SW DP00106860.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00106860.jpg)
Related Terms
Term | Note |
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WATCH TOWER | A building or structure from which observation is kept of the approach of danger. |