Eston Nab

Iron Age Hill-fort and Napoleonic Beacon

The remain of earthworks surrounding the Iron Age Fort are still very prominent on the ground. The Napoleonic Beacon was built in 1808 as part of a chain to warn of attack. The actual watchtower appears to have been built and little later around 1819/1820 (thanks to Joan for the additional information), that later became a private residence and was inhabited up until the 1950s. It was demolised in 1956 and ICI erected the current monument.